On Wednesday, a 35-year-old worker was found dead with his head smashed inside a shop in Mumbra in Thane district of Maharashtra. The police suspect robbery as the motive behind the crime. The incident came to light in the morning hours when the shop owner opened the shop, which deals in supplying construction material.

The deceased was identified as Girijesh Gautam. According to the police sources, Gautam could have been killed on Tuesday night by suspected robbers, as Rs 1.5 lakh cash kept in the cupboard inside the shop are missing.