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Same-sex relationship, argument & fake identity: Breakthrough in 2010 Ahmedabad murder case
2010 Ahmedabad murder case: The suspect said that at the time of the murder, a physical altercation allegedly happened between the suspect and victim.
With the arrest of a new suspect, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Saturday hit a major breakthrough in the 2010 murder case in which a man's stripped body was found in the kitchen of a rented apartment. The matter was recently picked up for re-investigation.
According to an Indian Express report, the arrested suspect has been identified as Rameshbhai Danabhai Desai, who allegedly killed the victim- Manish Sahay - and fled the crime scene.
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The suspect was traced to a location near Ahmedabad, en route from Mumbai to Rajasthan. During interrogation, he initially provided false information but later confessed to his real identity, the Crime Branch said in a statement.
Suspect and victim were in a same-sex relationship
During the police interrogation, Ramesh confessed that he and the victim Manish Sahay admitted that he was in a same-sex relationship with Manish, which had led to arguments, the publication reported.
The suspect further stated that at the time of the murder, a physical altercation allegedly happened between the two during which Ramesh attacked Manish with a brick, leading to fatal injuries to the victim.
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Ramesh then allegedly concealed the body of Manish Sahay and fled in the victim's two-wheeler, stayed briefly in Surendranagar and then Dudhraj and later travelled to Mandla.
Suspect was faking his identity throughout
Fearing arrest, Ramesh continued to evade the arrest. He was living under a false identity in Rajasthan for eight years and for that purpose, he changed his name, obtained new identity documents, and a life insurance policy, The Indian Express reported quoting the police officials.
After a deeper investigation, investigators found that the actual name of the deceased who was initially identified as Manish Gupta was Manish Sahay.
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In 2017, Ramesh moved to Mumbai and started working as a senior captain at a hotel in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
2010 Ahmedabad murder case
Fourteen years ago, a man was found dead in the kitchen of a rented home in the Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad. His hands and feet were tied and his mouth taped while his body was stripped. He then concealed his body with a cloth and hid it under sand and cement.
An FIR for murder was filed at the Vejalpur police station at the time after the suspect's friend filed a report. However, police had hit a dead end and the case had gone into cold storage for almost a decade-and-a-half.
