Four arrested for abduction, murder of BJP leader's uncle near Pune

BJP MLC Yogesh Tilekar. (Pic/X)

Four people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of Satish Wagh, the uncle of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Yogesh Tilekar. According to news agency PTI, the police stated on Wednesday that the incident appears to have stemmed from personal enmity.

Satish Wagh, 55, was forcibly taken by a group of four to five men while he was out for a morning walk near Shewalwadi Chowk in the Hadapsar area of Pune on Monday.

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His body was discovered later on Monday evening along the Pune-Solapur Highway, approximately 40 kilometers from the kidnapping site. According to PTI, the police reported that the body showed multiple signs of injury.

"We have arrested the man who gave the contract to kill Wagh and three men who carried out the abduction," said Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.

According to preliminary investigations, personal grudges seem to have motivated the crime.

Wagh was known for his involvement in farming and also owned a hotel in the vicinity of Shewalwadi, police had said earlier.

Drunk man calls Navi Mumbai Police control room, booked for hoax bomb blast threat

In another incident, last week, a man was booked on Sunday for allegedly calling up Navi Mumbai Police control room and threatening a series of bomb blasts in the satellite city of Mumbai, an officer said, adding that he was allegedly drunk when he made the hoax call.

The accused, identified as 34-year-old Christopher Anthony Dias, was under the influence of alcohol when he called up the police control room at around 5 am, the police officer said.

The police traced the mobile number phone to Koparkhairane area and identified the caller, the officer said, according to the PTI.

The police registered a first information report (FIR) under the Prohibition Act and section 217 (false information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

Meanwhile, a bomb threat was reported at Hotel Dwarkamai, located in the Ganeshpeth Colony area of Nagpur, on Monday morning. The threat was communicated through an email, prompting immediate action by local authorities.

According to the police, after the threat was received, teams from the Bomb Squad and Nagpur Police rushed to the scene to ensure the safety of the hotel's occupants. The hotel was evacuated as a precautionary measure. The call was later termed as a hoax.

(With inputs from PTI)