Mumbai: The Pydhonie police are probing a possible love angle in the murder of a 30-year-old man whose body, hidden in a suitcase , was found by a railway policeman while the two alleged killers were transporting it to another location on Sunday. The two accused were allegedly interested in the same woman and Shaikh also knew about it. A police source said that they were also probing if Shaikh was blackmailing any of the accused.
Police arrested Sujit Singh and Jay Chawda, both hearing and speech-impaired men, for allegedly killing their friend, Arshad Shaikh, in Pydhonie. The two accused were produced before a court and remanded in police custody till August 12. Shaikh, was also a differently abled person, lived in Santacruz and worked in an office as an office boy.
Police are also trying to find out if more people are involved in the case. A source said the police suspect that one of the accused had made a video call to someone. However, police couldn't get information from the phone as the call records were deleted.
The source added that it seems the murder was pre-planned since the accused had bought the suitcase a day in advance and then invited Shaikh. On Sunday, Chawda, who worked as a typist, had invited Shaikh and Singh at his Pydhonie residence for a meal. There, they consumed alcohol, had an argument and the two accused allegedly hit Shaikh with a hammer and then with a sharp object.
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