Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Singhal told the media that six accused persons have been arrested so far in the sensational case following the 'hit-and-run' murder of businessman Purushottam Puttewar, a senior citizen, on May 22.
The main accused is Archana Manish Puttewar, 53, an assistant director in the Gadchiroli district town planning department, who was arrested last week, more than a fortnight after her father-in-law met with an 'accident' involving a car driven negligently.
Along with this, a case of murder of elder brother of another senior bureaucrat, Prashant Parlewar has come to light and he has been arrested, the police chief said.
Parlewar is the director of the MSME department in Nagpur and Singhal said police are now establishing his connections and links with the murder of Purushottam Puttewar - which was originally registered as a road accident case but later declared murder. Registered as a case of.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Nimish Goyal said that apart from the siblings, Archana M. Puttewar and Prashant Parlewar, the others arrested include their assistant Payal Nageshwar, the family's driver Sarthak Bagde and two others, Neeraj Imje, Sachin Dhargik Are.So far, the police have recovered gold, cash, mobiles and a car worth Rs 17 lakh, which was alleged to be part of the payment for the gruesome murder disguised as an accident.
On May 22, Purushottam Puttewar was returning home on foot after visiting his wife who was undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital when a speeding car hit him, seriously injuring him and he soon died during treatment. Death occurred.
Singhal also clarified that contrary to earlier reports that Purushottam Puttewar's assets were worth Rs 300 crore, they were actually in the range of around Rs 50 crore, with the dispute centering on assets worth around Rs 20-22 crore.
Archana, wife of prominent ENT surgeon Dr Manish P. Puttewar – who had filed the first complaint after her father's death – had hired the attackers by promising her Rs 1 crore and parted ways with cash and gold jewelery and asked him to arrange a second-hand car for the planned murder.
The sister-brother duo also lured Dharmik with other benefits like premises and beer bar license, following which he hired Imje and involved Bagade in the dark conspiracy.Police chief Singhal said that in May, the accused had made some unsuccessful attempts to kill Purushottam Puttewar, but he escaped with minor injuries, so the family did not lodge a police complaint.
Incidentally, after the murder, the driver Bagade went on a pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi temple in Jammu and was arrested after returning on Tuesday.
While Archana M. Puttewar is currently in judicial custody, the other accused are being produced in court for police remand, pending further investigation.
The investigation will cover the official track record of the woman, who is said to have high political connections, as well as her brother, both of whom hold important positions in key government departments.
The main accused is Archana Manish Puttewar, 53, an assistant director in the Gadchiroli district town planning department, who was arrested last week, more than a fortnight after her father-in-law met with an 'accident' involving a car driven negligently.
Along with this, a case of murder of elder brother of another senior bureaucrat, Prashant Parlewar has come to light and he has been arrested, the police chief said.
Parlewar is the director of the MSME department in Nagpur and Singhal said police are now establishing his connections and links with the murder of Purushottam Puttewar - which was originally registered as a road accident case but later declared murder. Registered as a case of.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Nimish Goyal said that apart from the siblings, Archana M. Puttewar and Prashant Parlewar, the others arrested include their assistant Payal Nageshwar, the family's driver Sarthak Bagde and two others, Neeraj Imje, Sachin Dhargik Are.So far, the police have recovered gold, cash, mobiles and a car worth Rs 17 lakh, which was alleged to be part of the payment for the gruesome murder disguised as an accident.
On May 22, Purushottam Puttewar was returning home on foot after visiting his wife who was undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital when a speeding car hit him, seriously injuring him and he soon died during treatment. Death occurred.
Singhal also clarified that contrary to earlier reports that Purushottam Puttewar's assets were worth Rs 300 crore, they were actually in the range of around Rs 50 crore, with the dispute centering on assets worth around Rs 20-22 crore.
Archana, wife of prominent ENT surgeon Dr Manish P. Puttewar – who had filed the first complaint after her father's death – had hired the attackers by promising her Rs 1 crore and parted ways with cash and gold jewelery and asked him to arrange a second-hand car for the planned murder.
The sister-brother duo also lured Dharmik with other benefits like premises and beer bar license, following which he hired Imje and involved Bagade in the dark conspiracy.Police chief Singhal said that in May, the accused had made some unsuccessful attempts to kill Purushottam Puttewar, but he escaped with minor injuries, so the family did not lodge a police complaint.
Incidentally, after the murder, the driver Bagade went on a pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi temple in Jammu and was arrested after returning on Tuesday.
While Archana M. Puttewar is currently in judicial custody, the other accused are being produced in court for police remand, pending further investigation.
The investigation will cover the official track record of the woman, who is said to have high political connections, as well as her brother, both of whom hold important positions in key government departments.
