Ulhasnagar gangster may have been murdered, says forensic report

Four years after gangster Naresh Chaddi 52 was found dead under mysterious circumstances an FSL report has revealed that he died of asphyxia The deceaseds family has been claiming since 2016 that Ulhasnagar corporator Godhumal Kishnani had got Chaddi killed but no case was registered then due to lack of evidence Now the Thane police will finally register an FIR and start a probeNaresh Aasandas Pahalajani alias Naresh Chaddi who had surrendered in 2012 was a key witness in the murder case of Inder Bhatija and Ghanshyam Bhatija in the 1990s A former associate of gangsterturnedpolitician Suresh Budharmal Kalani aka Pappu Kalani Chaddi was wanted in 10 criminal cases in Ulhasnagar division including a bomb blastSpeaking to midday senior police inspector of Khadakpada police station Ashok Pawar said Chaddis body was found under mysterious circumstances An accidental death report ADR was registered After conducting his postmortem the viscera and other samples were preserved and sent for a forensic analysis We recently received an FSL report related to the matter which reveals that he the gangster died of asphyxiaAs the cause of death has been revealed we need to investigate why and how he died of asphyxia We will register an FIR His relatives including wife and children live in Bengaluru The investigating officer is trying to contact them so that they file a complaint in the matter After recording their statements we will register a case he addedChaddis deathChaddis body was found on a sofa at his rented accommodation at Sai Paradise building in Kalyans Khadakpada area in February 2016 His relatives including wife Deepa son Pravin and brother Raju have been alleging since Day 1 that there were contusion marks and abrasions all over his body However the cops did not find any evidence related to the cause of his deathGodhumal KishnaniChaddis brother Raju said We are planning to meet the Khadakpada police officers this week to file a complaint and get the FIR registered in the matter After the gangsters death corporator Kishnani in an alleged threat call to a builder had claimed to have got Chaddi killed like a dog Builder Dinesh Jawalirani had got an FIR registered against Kishnani and his associate under Sections 385 putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion 294 obscene acts or words 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace and 5062 criminal intimidation of the IPCThe vital tapeOn February 19 2020 Raju wrote an email to the chief secretary and additional chief secretary in which he has attached a voice recording allegedly between Kishnani and an officer of Khadakpada police station Sonawane who was looking into the case in 2016 During the conversation in the tape Kishnani is heard telling Sonawane Naresh Chaddi ko maar dia kharcha aaya merahellip lekin dekha na I killed Naresh Chaddi It cost me but I got it doneWe had also told inspector Sonawane about the threat my brother was facing from Kishnani and his son Praveen Godhu Kishnani who are Ulhasnagar residents Kishnani is a corporator for the municipality against which my brother had complained to the higher officials as they do illegal activities with support from the cops reads the email by RajuThe email further states Inspector Sonawane who was incharge of the case and other officials are involved in my brothers murder I have a recording of the conversation between Kishnani and Sonawane in which they accept their involvement in my brothers murder sicRaju added Kishnani and his associates are prime suspects in Chaddis murder We have been telling the cops since Day 1 but our requests to book them went unheard Now since the forensic report has revealed that it was not a natural death the Khadakpada police must register an FIR against the suspectsDespite repeated attempts to contact corporator Kishnani and his son they remained unavailable for commentNaresh Chaddis pastA key witness in the Bhatija brothers murder case Chaddis name shot to the limelight in April 2010 after a text message was sent to BJP leader Eknath Khadse and then Thane police commissioner Anil Dhere stating that the gangster was planning to plant bombs across the city Khadse had raised the matter in the Assembly2012Year Naresh Chaddi surrendered to the policeFeb 2016When gangster Naresh Chaddi was found dead in his rented apartmentCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates