33-year-old arrested for robbing friend of Rs. 12.66L, killing him
A 33-year-old tempo driver was arrested for allegedly robbing and killing his friend, whose body was found last week in a creek in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said today. A local resident spotted the body in a big plastic bag floating in the creek in Kalher area last Saturday and alerted the police, Narpoli police station's senior inspector M B Shinde said.
Deceased worked as a cash collection agent with a businessman
The deceased was identified as Prasad Tiwari, 37, a resident of Mulund, Mumbai, who worked as a cash collection agent with a businessman, Shinde said. On March 6, when Tiwari was carrying Rs. 12.66L, his friend Dinesh Saroj, a tempo driver residing in Mumbai, allegedly took him to his home, robbed him of the cash and strangled him with the help of a friend.
Case has been registered under IPC Sections 302, 201
The accused and his friend Sunil Yadav (27) then packed the body in the plastic bag and dumped it in the creek, Shinde said. Saroj was arrested yesterday and a search is on for Yadav. Cops are also trying to recover the money. A case has been registered under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) against the accused.
