Overview
- Paresh Tolaram Patil, 40, was hacked to death Tuesday while riding to work in Thane district, according to police.
- Investigators reviewed footage from more than 200 cameras and traced a vehicle registration number tied to the attackers.
- Police arrested three men from Palghar who, during questioning, confessed and identified the victim’s younger brother as the planner.
- Officers then detained Naresh Tolaram Patil, who police say first filed a false complaint blaming unknown assailants, and a court remanded all four in custody for 10 days.
- Officials cite a long-running property dispute as the motive and say the probe continues under senior officers, including Additional SP Anmol Mittal.