3 arrested in Waluj murder case

Aurangabad, May 22:

Notorious goon Vishal alias Madya

Phate was murdered over a dispute at Hotel Mrugnaini in Bajajnagar, Waluj area

on Friday night. The police arrested three out of the eight accused absconding after

the murder at Patoda Shivar on Saturday at around 5 pm while massive manhunt

has been launched for the remaining five accused.

Notorious goon of Wadgaon Kolhati

Vishal alias Madya Kishor Phate (26) with his three friends had gone to Hotel

Mrugnaini for a party. At the same time, Ajay Pradhan of his opposite gang and

his accomplices came to the hotel for party. Vishal and Ajay had a quarrel and

they brought him out of the hotel. Meanwhile, the accomplices of Vishal ran

away from the scene. Sachin Somnath Pradhan (29), Ajay Somnath Pradhan (23),

Atish Laxman Kale (32, all residents of Wadgaon) severely beat Vishal. Ajay hit

Vishal with a stone on his head due to which he fell unconscious. Later, Ajay

and his accomplices fled away from the scene.

The nearby residents informed about

the incident to the Waluj MIDC police and Vishal was rushed to the Government

Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where the doctors declared him dead at

around 10.45 pm. A case was registered against eight accused at the Waluj MIDC

police station. After post mortem, the body of Vishal was handed over to his

relatives and last rites were performed on him at Bajajnagar crematorium at

around 4 pm on Saturday.

Meanwhile, constable Prakash Gaikwad

received an information from the informer that Sachin Pradhan and his

accomplices fled away towards Patoda Shivar in a white car. The police laid a

trap at Patoda Shivar and arrested Sachin Pradhan, Ajay Pradhan and Atish Kale.

Namdev Pradhan, Darshan Chaudhary and other three accused are still at large

while massive manhunt has been launched for them.

Last year, Vishal Phate was arrested

for the murder of Yogesh Pradhan, brother of Ajay and cousin of Sachin. Vishal

was released on bail. Sachin and Ajay were waiting for an opportunity to

revenge their brother’s murder. Hence, they beat Vishal on Friday, the arrested

accused told the police, the sources informed.

The police action was executed by PI

Prashant Potdar, API Gautam Wavale, PSI Satish Pandit, ASI Quyyum Pathan,

constable Prakash Gaikwad, Nawab Shaikh, Avinash Dhage, Sudhir Sonawane, Deepak

Matlabe and others.

Meanwhile, DCP Nikesh Khatmode –

Patil and ACP Vivek Saraf informed that the hotel Mrugnaini will be sealed as

the owner kept the hotel open despite the rules imposed during lockdown. Later, mandal officer L K Gadekar, talathi

Punamsingh Rajput, Bhagwan Pawar sealed the hotel on Saturday at around 8.30

pm.