Pune Rural police arrested Motiram Marathe on the charge of shooting dead his grandson Abhay Marathe (33) on Monday.
The discovery led investigators to the hotel where 33-year-old lawyer Abhay Marathe was allegedly shot dead during a dispute over the sale of a property, police said. His 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, was arrested on Monday on the charge of murder. His family told doctors and police that he had been cleaning Motiram’s 12-bore rifle inside their hotel when it accidentally went off. The four relatives — Rajashri Pawar, 58; Hiraman Marathe, 54; Kavita Marathe, Hiraman’s wife; and Manoj Marathe, 32 — were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence.
Four other relatives were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence, Pune Rural police said. Thereafter, they informed Abhay’s parents about the incident,” Gill said. PUNE: A family’s account of a Lonavla lawyer’s death as an accidental shooting began to unravel after police examining his body found that the bullet wound did not appear consistent with the version they had been given. The bullet hit Abhay in the chest, killing him instantly. Police initially registered an accidental death case. “They threatened the hotel employees against revealing anything.
Dispute over property sale
Police allege that the family then tried to make the shooting appear accidental.