Five more villagers nabbed in Palghar lynching case

Updated On: 02 May, 2020 06:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

The group, from Gadchinchale village, was found sleeping in the forest on Thursday; the total number of arrests now at 115.

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Most of the suspects fled to the jungle after the murder of the three men on April 16. Police have been conducting drone surveillance in the areas surrounding the village to hunt down the fleeing villagers

Five tribals were arrested late on Thursday in connection with the April 16 mob lynching incident in Palghar district. The group was remanded to police custody till May 13.

"Interrogation of all the accused is underway. They have given some inputs and we are working on them," said Additional Director General (CID), Atulchandra Kulkarni. "We are yet to find the motive behind the killings of the three people."