A 57-year-old diamond merchant who was missing from Ghatkopar East, was found dead in a car at Panvel, Navi Mumbai, recently. He had gone missing on November 28 when he left home to allegedly meet a woman in Andheri. His family had told the police that they had not heard from him since then and that they suspected foul play. The police suspect his death to be the fallout of his proximity to some women working in dance bars.

Family approaches police
The merchant was identified as Rajeshwar Udani, a resident of Cama Lane, Ghatkopar West. The police had found his last location at Rabale in Navi Mumbai. According to police sources, Udani used to spend nights away from home. According to ACP (Ghatkopar division) Manik Singh Patil, "On November 28, around 9.45 PM, he left home. We later found that he had left his car near Vikhroli traffic chowkie and taken another car. When he didn't come home that day his family approached us and a missing complaint was registered. His family registered a kidnapping case on December 3 in Pant Nagar Police station.