Officials of the Chinchwad police station solved the case of the mysterious death of 21-year-old youth Pritam Raut, who died of severe head injuries in September 2011, following which the officials had registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the matter.

Investigation revealed that Raut’s death was not an accident but a murder, and arrested Akash Chaugule (18), for thrashing Raut. It was also learnt that Raut had accused Chaugule of being involved in petty thefts in the area.