Rural police arrest 10 in Vaijapur murder, Shirsat annouces Rs 5 L financial aid to victim’s family
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Rural police on Friday arrested 10 people in connection with the brutal murder of 24-year-old Rohit Anil Pathare, who was allegedly abducted from his home, tied to a tree and tortured to death over a rivalry between two Ganesh mandals in Vaijapur on Oct 31. The key accused, Aman Satyapal Untwal (24), was arrested from an abandoned locked house in Shahartakli village in Ahilyanagar’s Shevgaon taluka, where he was allegedly hiding, additional SP Aparajita Agnihotri, who is supervising the investigation, said. Agnihotri said eight of the 10 arrested were from Vaijapur city.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Rural superintendent of police Prakash Jadhav , who also met the family, said none of those involved would be spared. “Five police teams have been formed to track down the accused,” he said. Amid allegations that police initially shielded the accused and delayed action, district guardian minister Sanjay Shirsat questioned the probe and directed that senior officers supervise the investigation. Police identified the other arrested accused as Anand Santosh Mathure alias Rajput, Amar Madansingh Rajput, Shankar alias Pratik Raju Rajput, Gaju alias Gajendra Ravindrasingh Rajput, Krish Pritamsingh Rajput, Lokesh alias Sonu Gabarsingh Rajput and Pramod Dnyaneshwar Waghchaure, all residents of Vaijapur city. The remaining two, Mayur Babasaheb Rahane of Bhagav and Vishal Samdas Kade of Shivajinagar, Old Chandgaon, were arrested in a separate case linked to the case.
During a visit to Pathare’s family, Shirsat announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh through the social justice department. The family, which broke down during the meeting, alleged that the attackers mistreated the victim when he asked for water and demanded the death penalty for all those involved.