The police have learnt that the murder of Savji Manjeri Patel, owner of Imperia group of constructions, was a revenge killing. They have found that the family of a person killed in 1998, one Bachubhai Patni, gave the supari to kill Patel, who had been an accused in the murder. However, Patel had been acquitted later. Patel was shot dead by two bike borne men on March 15 at Nerul in Navi Mumbai.

During the investigation in Patel’s murder, the Nerul police arrested 28-year-old Mehek Jayram Nariya, who had given R25 lakh supari to kill Patel. Nariya was arrested from Rajkot and police also arrested three shooters from Bihar who killed Patel. The police suspect that 6-7 more people are involved.