PUNE: A
cable operator and property dealer from Dehu road, Kumar Dangat (29), was
murdered at Kiwale village on Wednesday.
Police suspect that Dangat was
murdered because of a rivalry.According to the Dehu Road police, the incident
took place at Savera chowk in Kiwale village.
The accused Rahim Shaikh, Babu
Surai, Farid Shaikh and Nagendar, who are allegedly involved in the murder are
absconding. They all are residents of Dehu
road.
Dangat, who was a
resident of Vikasnagar, Dehu road, was traveling with his cousin Sukhadev alias
Sukesh Dangat for work in the morning. They halted near hotel Savera close to
the expressway at around 10 am.
The two were about to enter
the hotel when Dangat realised that he had forgotten his mobile in the car and
asked Sukhadev to fetch it. While he stood waiting, the four accused came in
another car and stopped their vehicle close to Dangat. Rahim and Babu dismounted
with revolvers in their hands, while the other two came with swords. They opened
fire on Dangat and assaulted him with swords. "Dangat lost his live on the
spot," the police said.
The
police suspect that the incidence was an outcome of a rivalry between the two
families because of an affair between Dangat's younger brother and Shaikh's
sister. Kumar was supporting the affair and had thus invited
trouble.
"Two cases of feuds
between the Shaikh and Dangat families are lodged with us. In September 2007,
the Dangat family had a dispute with the Shaikhs and the former had opened fire
on the others," PI Mahesh Sawant said.