Nagpur: The investigation into the murder of 25-year-old Priya Bagde alias Gluck took a new twist on Friday as the police uncovered a connection to Sangli. A 55- year-old man from Sangli, who is the husband of a Woman Police Head Constable, had been in contact with Priya for the past year.
According to police sources, Priya was in constant touch with the man and had received over Rs 5 lakh from him. The reason behind the man’s financial support to Priya is part of the ongoing investigation. Call Detail Reports (CDR) revealed that Priya was in regular contact with the Sangli man, making two to three calls to him daily. The man had also visited Nagpur several times in the past, according to the police sources, adding, however, the man declined to clarify why he gave money to Priya.
In addition to her connection with the Sangli man, Priya was frequently in touch with John Gluck (70) from the United Kingdom. She had virtually married Gluck and had changed her name to Priya Gluck. Simultaneously, her alleged killer, Mahesh Keshavrao Wadaskar, the owner of the Turning Point Hotel and Lodge in Ramtek, was a close friend of hers.
Police reported that Wadaskar was distressed upon learning of Priya’s connections with John Gluck and the Sangli man. It particularly demoralised him when Priya changed her Facebook profile name from Priya Bagde to Priya Gluck.
Notably, Priya was brutally murdered by Wadaskar, a resident of Sakkardara in Nagpur, on August 16 at his hotel. He later disposed of her body about five kilometres away from Ramtek town, near a Physical Education College.
Body buried after 2 am
According to the police, after poisoning Priya at the hotel, Wadaskar, along with two to three accomplices, transported the body to Khindsi Road near Ishwar Deshmukh Physical Education College. They buried the body about 50 metres from the roadside. The process occurred after 2 am on August 17.
