Vasai: Nalasopara’s Pelhar police along with the crime branch said they solved the case of a headless body within 9 hours of its discovery by arresting the victim’s new business partner and his alleged associate on Monday. The two accused were remanded to police custody for 10 days. It had been only a month since the victim and the accused partner had started a general store by investing funds, but they allegedly had frequent disputes over profits, which turned fatal.There were several stab wounds on the body, said Sachin Kamble, senior police inspector of Pelhar police station. After beheading the victim, Ashok Singh (32), the accused, Dinesh Prajapati (27), who was his partner, along with his aide Sandip Tiwari (35), flung the severed head into the Tansa river near Khaniwade in Virar, said Kamble. The police said the accused also flung the victim’s mobile phone to hide his identity.Kamble said on March 30 after the locals found the suspicious plastic bag stuffed with the headless body, they called in the dog squad, which led them to a nearby locality. This turned out to be the first clue. The cops scanned around 300 CCTVs in and around the locality and with the help of technical assistance, zeroed in on the accused.The victim was later identified as Ashok Singh Rajput originally from Rajasthan.
