Thane ke Pradeep Purnekar murder case mein police investigation ko bada breakthrough mila hai. Thane Police ne alleged shooter Nikhil Yadav aur uske associate Nitesh Pawar ko arrest kiya hai. Dono ko technical surveillance ke basis par Raigad district ke Pen/Alibag area ke paas pakda gaya, jab police ke mutabik woh Goa ki taraf nikalne ki koshish kar rahe the.
Isse pehle police ne Prakash alias Papya Shinde ko arrest kiya tha. Latest arrests ke baad is case mein police custody mein logon ki sankhya teen ho gayi hai.
Police ne Santosh Kanojia alias ‘Talli’ ko bhi accused ke roop mein identify kiya hai, lekin woh abhi absconding hai. Police teams Thane, Raigad aur aas-paas ke areas mein baaki suspects ki talaash kar rahi hain.
Purnekar par 29 September ko Manpada area ke unke office mein attack hua tha. Police investigation mein murder ke motive, alleged planning aur attack mein use ki gayi cheezon ko trace karne par focus hai. Case ki investigation ke liye Thane Police ne Special Investigation Team (SIT) bhi banayi hai.
Ab Nikhil Yadav aur Nitesh Pawar se questioning ke baad police ko case ki planning aur motive ko lekar aur details milne ki ummeed hai, jabki Santosh Kanojia ‘Talli’ ki talaash bhi jaari hai.