Sandhya Singh murder case: 20 reasons why cops think Raghuveer killed his mother

A year after Sandhya Singhrsquos skeletal remains were recovered from a marsh in Vashi her son Raghuveer has surrendered to the police and has been formally arrested in the murder case Raghuveer had approached the Supreme Court seeking bail but the application was rejected last week u00a0 Almost a year after the murder of Sandhya Singh sister of yesteryear actress Vijeta Pandit and music composers JatinLalit her son surrendered before the police File pic The crime branch that is investigating the case had presented a confidential 20point report to the court listing out why Raghuveer was the prime suspect in the murder case The report states that Raghuveer had been lying to investigators his family and relatives about the whereabouts of Sandhya It also adds that Raghuveer is a drug addict and would regularly quarrel with his mother over money The murder Sandhya 50 sister of music composers JatinLalit and actors Vijeta and Sulakshana Pandit went missing on December 13 2012 She had reportedly left home to go to a bank in Nerul to deposit her jewellery On January 28 2013 two British birdwatchers spotted a human skull and other skeletal remains in a nearby marsh Sandhyarsquos family later identified her remains Raghuveer who is the prime suspect in the murder case had been avoiding the police since a year Raghuveer Singh After the apex court rejected his bail application last week the crime branch officials launched a hunt for Raghuveer ldquoRaghuveer visited the crime branch unit VI office on two occasions but he claimed that he would only surrender before Vashi or Belapur court on Tuesdayrdquo said an officer Finally by 3 pm Raghuveer approached the cops for the third time and was placed under arrest Sources say Raghuveer was arrested based on the circumstantial evidence against him He will be produced before a Vashi court today Raghuveer had been eluding the cops since July this year as the investigators started believing that he is the prime suspect in the case In July he approached the high court in appeal after the Thane sessions court rejected his anticipatory bail Contesting the bail application the police had filed a 20point report on why Raghuveer is the prime suspect in the case 20point report 1 Raghuveerrsquos lies Sandhya had gone to her brothersrsquo place in Juhu On the day Sandhya went missing some of the witnesses spotted Raghuveer chasing Sandhya and the latter constantly trying to avoid him by saying lsquoTum mujhse baat mat karorsquo Also Raghuveer had lied to the cops at the time of registering the missing personrsquos complaint that Sandhya was supposed to visit her brothersrsquo place in Juhu Investigations revealed that Sandhya had no such plan as whenever she intended to do so the deceased would inform her brother in advance Also a maid would usually accompany her to her brothersrsquo place 2u00a0Raghuveer followed Sandhya to the bank says witness On the day Sandhya went missing one of the witnesses who had dropped her at Abhudaya Bank outside Nerul station had seen Raghuveer following Sandhya on a scooter During interrogation Raghuveer flatly denied the incident 3u00a0Raghuveer went to a crematorium the next day As the cops questioned Raghuveer and his girlfriend about the reason to skip a party the couple gave vague excuses that they had no proper clothes and also they were not in the mood On the same day Raghuveer had visited Kombadbhuja Crematorium in Navi Mumbai and could explain the reason behind his visit 4u00a0Raghuveer did not answer the door the day Sandhya went missing On December 13 2012 the date on which Sandhya went missing throughout the day Raghuveer did not open the door mdash neither for the maid nor when an electrician came to deliver a repaired appliance 5u00a0Pics of gold biscuits on Raghuveerrsquos phone The investigators checked the contents and call records of Raghuveerrsquos phone They found the photographs of two gold biscuits on his cell phone that belonged to Sandhya 6u00a0Mom could have been murdered When Sandhyarsquos husband Jai Prakash approached Raghuveer to inquire about Sandhyarsquos whereabouts the latter told him that ldquoMummy ka toh murder hi hua hoyegardquo When the cops inquired with him about his statement Raghuveer denied having said so 7u00a0She is sleeping On December 14 2012 Raghuveer lied to Sandhyarsquos sister over the phone that the latter was at home and was sleeping in the other room He said her sugar level had shot up and she was resting 8u00a0Lied to relatives On the next day Raghuveer informed Sandhyarsquos sister that she had been missing from home When the relatives asked him if Sandhya had visited the bank without verifying with the bank officials he lied to them confirming that Sandhya had indeed been to the bank 9u00a0He told the maid Sandhya was dead Two days after Sandhya went missing Raghuveer had even told the maid that ldquoTeri aunty toh marr gayeerdquo laughing loudly 10u00a0Did not give keys to Sandhyarsquos flat to his father On December 15 2012 when his father Jai Prakash and Sandhyarsquos brother asked him for the keys to her flat he did not hand them over During interrogation Raghuveer told the cops that he had not given the keys to his father as he feared that they would find a Bong filtration device that is mostly used for smoking herbal substances such as cannabis and tobacco in the house However investigations with the other friends of Raghuveer revealed that the Bong was at Raghuveerrsquos house 11u00a0Birthday party at Sandhyarsquos flat cancelled abruptly Raghuveer and his girlfriend had earlier decided to throw a surprise party for one of his friends Apoorva Singh at Sandhyarsquos flat in the NRI colony Navi Mumbai The two had confirmed the plan with another friend Anuj Sabarwal However when Sandhya went missing Dec 13 2012 Raghuveer and his girlfriend called up Apoorva and postponed the party claiming that they were in Karjat 12u00a0He didnrsquot tell his friends On December 14 2012 Raghuveer had tried to shift the party venue from Sandhyarsquos flat to his flat Despite his mother being missing he had not informed any of his friends about this 13u00a0He had no money yet got drugs On the day Sandhya went missing Raghuveer and his girlfriend had no money on them Despite that they managed to buy a fresh supply of drugs When Raghuveer was asked about the source of money he could not give any satisfactory answers to the cops 14u00a0Went out with his girlfriend the day after Sandhya went missing A day after Sandhya went missing instead of searching for his mother Raghuveer and his girlfriend went to Kharghar and consumed drugs 15u00a0We are high canrsquot come Whenever the cops called Raghuveer and his girlfriend for questioning they tried to avoid the interrogations by pretending that they were high on drugs 16u00a0Sent relatives on a wild goose chase by giving vague answers Raghuveer kept misleading the relatives who were searching for Sandhya by giving them vague replies and distorted information 17u00a0Frequent fights between Raghuveer and Sandhya Singh Investigations revealed that there were frequent fights between Sandhya and Raghuveer Singh In May 2012 Sandhya had even approached local police to register a complaint against Raghuveer 18u00a0He is a drug addict Raghuveer quit his education in 2008 and since then has been sitting idle at home He is addicted to heroin cocaine and cannabis 19u00a0Rs 30000 stolen from home Raghuveer would often bring a female friend home without the consent of Sandhya and they consumed drugs there At times Raghuveer would arrange for the money to buy the dope and on other occasions the female companion would procure them for consumption A few days before Sandhya Singh went missing Rs 30000 was stolen from the house Sandhya suspected that Raghuveer had taken the money and confronted him following which there was a major squabble between the two On that day Raghuveer stuffed a pair of socks in Sandhyarsquos mouth to keep her from screaming 20u00a0Raghuveer Singh was in desperate need of money Investigations revealed that Raghuveer was in desperate need of money When the cops asked Raghuveer about how he managed his expenses the suspect revealed that he had been surviving on the rent received from his fatherrsquos property in Bihar and Indore However when the police investigated they found that though Raghuveerrsquos father Jai Prakash bought a property in 1996 he had not given it on lease to anyone since then Also Raghuveer had sold his motorcycle and watch in the past for money As the cops scrutinised his accounts they found only Rs 1426 in balance Timeline December 13 2012 Sandhya Singh goes missing January 28 2013 British birdwatchers lead the police to a skeleton in the marshes off Delhi Public School on Palm Beach Road January 29 2013 Navi Mumbai Police identify the skeleton as Sandhya Singhrsquos on the basis of the materials found near the remains February 4 2013 Jayprakash Singh suspects Assistant Police Inspector Anil Behrani posted at NRI Seawoods police station of being involved in the murder as the API was in regular touch with Sandhya All accusations turn out false February 8 2013 Pandit family demands the probe be transferred to Mumbai Crime Branch February 15 2013 Sandhya Singh case transferred to Mumbai Crime Branch by the home department June 2013 Raghuveer Singh held prime suspect in the case after which he approaches Thane court for anticipatory bail July 23 2013 Thane court rejects Raghuveerrsquos bail application August 14 2013 Raghuveer Singh approaches High Court October 21 2013 High Court rejects Raghuveerrsquos bail application plea November 12 2013 Raghuveer approaches Supreme Court December 8 2013 Supreme Court rejects Raghuveerrsquos bail December 16 2013 Raghuveer surrenders before the Crime Branch