9 years back murder case solved while investigating recent murder

Aurangabad, May 27:

The Pachod police while investigating a murder occurred

eight days back unveiled a murder case occurred around nine years back. More

importantly, both the murders were done due to illicit relationship, the police

said. The Superintendent of police praised and congratulated the Pachod police

for their commendable work.

Ashok Babasaheb Jadhav was murdered by his wife

Ranjana on May 19 as he was proving hurdle in her illicit relationship. Ranjana

contracted her sister Meena Pathade (Karjgaon, Aurangabad) for Rs 2 lakh for

the murder of Ashok. She contracted the contract killed Santosh Pawar for the

murder of Jadhav. The police after investigation arrested Ranjana and her

sister Meena Pathade. They confessed that they had murder Ashok Jadhav through

the contract killer Pawar.

In a shocking revelation, Meena told the police

that she had illicit relations with Santosh Pawar from Badnapur. However, her

husband Mansaram Pathade was proving hurdle in their relations. Hence, she

asked Pawar to kill him. On February 15, 2012, Mansaram had gone for a marriage

ceremony at Kumbhephal. Santosh and his accomplices intoxicated and then

strangulated him. They threw the body in the Chalisgaon’s Mhasoba Ghat. However,

the murder was not cracked at that time, he confessed.

The police action was executive under the

guidance of SP Mokshada Patil by API Ganesh Survase, PSI Suresh Mali, head

constable R B Avhad, Abasaheb Kanse and others.