Following the discovery, the Santacruz Police in the western suburbs registered a murder case and have nabbed a 30-year-old suspect. According to the police, the incident came to light on Monday, when a plastic bag containing male body parts was found near Landing Point in Juhu Beach
The police are trying to establish the motive behind the murder. Representational pic
A man’s body was found cut into pieces and stuffed into a bag at Juhu beach in Mumbai.
Following the discovery, the Santacruz Police in western suburbs registered a murder case and nabbed a suspect.
Officers have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man whose body was found cut into pieces and dumped in the sea.
According to the police, the incident came to light on Monday, when a plastic bag containing male body parts was found near Landing Point at Juhu Beach in Santacruz West. The body was cut from the neck to the waist. After examining the remains, the police confirmed that it was a case of murder.
The deceased has been identified as Ashok Harilal God, aged 40, a resident of Mumbai.
During the investigation, police used technical and confidential information to trace the suspect. The accused has been identified as Wahid Ali Mohammad Israil Shaikh, also known as Mittu, aged 30. He works in the garment business and lives in Goregaon West, Mumbai. He is originally from Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh.
Police said that the accused confessed to killing Ashok God and cutting his body into pieces. He then packed the body parts in a plastic bag and threw them into the sea to destroy the evidence.
The accused was arrested on Tuesday and has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder and destruction of evidence.
Senior police officers, including the commissioner and deputy commissioners of police, are supervising the investigation. A special team from Santacruz Police Station is conducting further inquiries into the case.
The police are probing the exact motive behind the brutal murder, sources said, adding that more details will be revealed as the investigation progresses.
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