Police teams are now working to establish the sequence of events leading to the killing. Investigators are also examining possible motives and are looking into the circumstances surrounding Mahato’s presence at Mini Seashore at the time of the incident

The case came to light after a local Shiv Sena (UBT) leader allegedly found Suraj Patil, an office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), with 3,404 SIR forms linked to the Panvel assembly constituency at a photocopying shop in Kharghar