Missing man’s murdered, body found in pond after 6 days in Navi Mumbai

An 80-year-old man who had been missing for six days was found dead in a pond in Ulwe sector 19 on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shamakant Tukaram Naik on Sunday with the help of the four rakhis tied to his wrist. Police registered a murder case.

An 80-year-old man who had been missing for six days was found dead in a pond in Ulwe sector 19 on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shamakant Tukaram Naik on Sunday with the help of the four rakhis tied to his wrist.

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NRI Coastal police registered a case of murder against an unidentified person after it was found that Naik died of strangulation by a nylon rope.

Naik, a resident of Ulwe, had left his house on August 29, but did not return. As his mobile phone was also switched off, his family members searched for him and then lodged a missing report with NRI Coastal police station the next day.

After the decomposed body was found on Saturday, the police identified it with the help of four rakhis on his wrist.

“After the postmortem, it was clear that it was a murder, so we registered a murder case. Investigations are on and we would soon arrest the accused,” said senior inspector Ravindra Patil from NRI Coastal police station.