Pune: Two held on charge of murder

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Sunday arrested two youths in connection with the brutal murder of a 28-year-old man from Nighoje in Khed taluka.
Sanket Gaikwad’s body was found under Talawade bridge early on Saturday. He was bludgeoned to death. As there was no clue to ascertain the victim’s identity, the Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch fanned six teams for the probe.
Sub-inspector Prasanna Jarhad of the crime branch received a tip-off that the victim was Sanket Gaikwad from Nighoje village. “We found that Gaikwad had a prior dispute with his relative over 16 gunthas of land,” senior inspector Shankar Babar of the crime branch said.
“During the sustained questioning, Gaikwad’s relative Rohan Jagtap admitted to his involvement in the murder and also revealed the name of his accomplice, Vishal Chavan,” Chamle said.