08 December,2010 07:57 AM IST | | Kaumudi Gurjar
Police arrest seven people suspected of murdering 25-yr-old after his friends and family gather in large numbers, demand action
Tension prevailed at Chaphekarnagar near Bhosalenagar on Tuesday after 25-year-old Sunny Dharmapal Tusam was found murdered on Monday evening. Relatives of Tusam insisted that they would not perform the last rites till the perpetrators were nabbed.
The Chatuhshrungi police said Tusam was murdered by unidentified men near E- Square Multiplex, while he was returning home from work.
Tusam, a driver by profession, was married with two schoolgoing children. Rajendra Tusam, the victim's uncle told MiD DAY that he was the sole breadwinner of the family. He said, "Tusam's family will have to face difficult times. Couple of years ago enmity developed between Tusam and some locals. There was some fracas between Tusam and the others when they brushed against his relatives in Navaratri."
Some local residents from Chaphekarnagar met Senior Police Inspector Mahadev Chavan on Tuesday morning requesting him to arrest the culprits. Mannubhai Kagda, a local activist from Cantonment said, "We requested the police to take quick action as Tusam's relatives had said they would not perform last rites till the culprits are arrested."
Chatuhshrungi police yesterday afternoon arrested seven people allegedly responsible for murdering Tusam.
Their names are Umesh Sudam Salegaonkar (25), Shailesh Ramsevak Pardeshi (19), Sandip Raghunath Salegaonkar (26), Nitin Yashvant Chaphalkar (28) and Shridhar Bapu Salegaonkar (22), Ravindra Maruti Salegaonkar (31) and Arun Maruti Salegaonkar (24). All the arrested people are residents of Chaphekarnagar.
