Purnekar, the Shiv Sena (UBT) Manpada ward chief, was killed on September 29. He was allegedly shot at before being attacked with sharp weapons. Five accused have been arrested in connection with the case so far

The case pertains to an “organised network” involved in recruiting financially vulnerable women for human egg donation and supplying them to various in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) centres and assisted reproductive technology (ART) banks through donor-supply agents operating under different proprietorships