Prafulla Patil, a Congress corporator was murdered in 2010 (over a land dispute) and the culprits were still not behind the bars. Finally, they've been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to a Times of India <a title="Times Of India report" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-4-sentenced-to-life-for-murder-of-corporator/articleshow/71732626.cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a>, Vishal Mhatre, Ajay Pandey, Gulam Rasool Shaikh and Rajesh Singh have been found guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy. The verdict was passed by Judge Kishore M Jaiswal.
As many as 44 witnesses were interrogated by the prosecution lawyer which included Prafulla's wife and a security guard who saw the murder. According to his wife, Prafulla was worried a few days before the murder happened. He had taken builder Vishal Mhatre 's name in connection to a land that Prafulla was using to build a school.
Prafulla's security guard too was a witness and he confirmed that the victim was assaulted with a chopper and shot with a gun.
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As many as 44 witnesses were interrogated by the prosecution lawyer which included Prafulla's wife and a security guard who saw the murder

Four men found guilty of murdering corporator Prafulla Patil

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