Mumbai man's 'abrupt run' makes him 'prime suspect' for Dutch cops

While desperate attempts are being made by the city police to trace Avdhut Shinde the Dutch police have issued an international arrest warrant to nab him at the earliest after forensic examiners found a crucial lead from the apartment he shared in the Netherlands with his wife Sharmila where she was found mysteriously deadEver since he dropped off his children at his parents home on May 18 Avdhut has been on the run He is said to have been changing his locations possibly in Maharashtra and Gujarat A senior Mumbai police officer said We are making all efforts to trace himNow the Dutch police have joined the hunt for Avdhut An official from the Dutch police told midday that Sharmilas decomposed body was recovered from the first floor apartment the couple resided in with their children located at Raspberry Street in the Hague around 9 pm on May 21Avdhut Shinde and Sharmila ShindeAlso ReadThe Dutch mystery Saw injury marks on her says womans kinFound a crucial leadThe area was immediately cordoned off and additional enforcements were deployed on the street Then a van of forensic examiners arrived at the spot and entered the flat They thoroughly investigated the flat till the next day Five days after that overnight probe the forensic examiners visited the crime scene once again to conduct a larger investigation for hours said the officialThough the Dutch police official did not disclose how Sharmila was killed they did tell midday that The forensic examiners at the Hague have collected some crucial lead from the crime scene which prompted the investigators to expedite the process to trace Avdhuts whereabouts We have been continuously liaising with various departments police organisations in India and InterpolExplaining why the Hague police have mentioned cardiac arrest in Sharmilas postmortem report the official said Cardiac arrest does not only mean that she died because she was suffering from a heart disease Violence can also cause cardiac arrest Since her body was discovered in suspicious circumstances and her family is missing from here so far we cannot rule out the crime inside their apartmentHer partners abrupt run from the apartment along with the children has made us declare him the prime suspect in the case So the Dutch police have issued an international arrest warrant to nab him Indian police are also conducting a search for him We are in touch with Interpol to locate his whereabouts another official from the Dutch police told middayAlso ReadThe Dutch mystery Kin friends seek answers about beloved teacherTeams on the hunt for AvdhutMeanwhile in Mumbai the cops have formed various teams and are checking all possible locations Shinde could visit The teams are looking at ticketbooking counters at state bus depots railways airports as well as police surveillance to locate Avdhut They are also checking the waterroute in the coastal areas of Maharashtra and GujaratMeanwhile a source said Avdhuts Facebook account has been deleted possibly to evade the police adding that Sharmilas account had been deactivated when a few of her friends began searching for her whereabouts Reacting to the developments in the case Sharmilas childhood friend Shweta said Avdhut should be hanged if he has committed the crimeAlso ReadThe Dutch mystery Cops camping in Pune in hunt for Avdhut Shinde23No of days Avdhut has been missingCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates