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One more arrested in Sachin Kurmi murder case | Mumbai News

One more arrested in Sachin Kurmi murder case | Mumbai News

Dec 10, 2024 09:08 IST

The Mumbai Crime Branch arrests SIM card supplier Govind Yadav in NCP leader Sachin Kurmi’s murder case, marking the fourth arrest in connection with the crime.

MUMBAI: A SIM card supplier was arrested by the Mumbai crime branch on Sunday in connection with the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sachin Kurmi from Byculla division. Police said this is the fourth arrest in the case; the first three are Anand Kale, Vijay Kakade and Praful Patkar.

One more arrested in Sachin Kurmi murder case
One more arrested in Sachin Kurmi murder case

According to police, the accused, Govind Yadav, was arrested from Bandra. He is said to have provided SIM cards to the three other suspects. Kurmi’s family is demanding more arrests, claiming the late politician was threatened and attacked by another gang that is still at large.

On October 5, Kurmi, also known as Munna, was walking after dinner when he was stabbed at least 20 times by three unknown assailants in Byculla. He was rushed to JJ Hospital where he was declared brought dead. After his family demanded a CBI probe, the Mumbai Crime Branch last week invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). The case was initially investigated by the local police and transferred to the crime branch after the family met NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal, who in turn met the Mumbai Police Commissioner.

“After applying MCOCA in the case, we took into custody the three suspects from Byculla police station, who had not been questioned by us earlier. During these investigations, we learned what role Yadav played. He is currently in our custody,” said a crime branch police officer.

The family is demanding more arrests because Kurmi is said to have been threatened and attacked by another gang that is still at large. They claim that in addition to those arrested, four more people were involved in the case.

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