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Pune Labourer Held in Cousin’s Killing After Body Found in Sack on Hill

Investigators cite a confession describing a neck stabbing over a suspected affair.

Overview

  • Bharati Vidyapeeth Police arrested Ashok Kailas Pandit after tracing him through CCTV inquiries.
  • He allegedly confessed to killing cousin Ajaykumar Ganesh Pandit by stabbing him in the neck and stuffing the body into a sack.
  • Locals discovered the sack in the Gujarwadi hill area and alerted police, who recovered the remains.
  • Police say the killing occurred on November 17 and the body was recovered on November 20, with a murder case now registered.
  • Officers report both men are migrants from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand working at Pune construction sites, with a suspected affair presented as the motive.