Nagpur: A young was murdered brutally by four unidentified persons in Hudkeshwar area here on Friday night. The motive behind the four accused attacking and killing the man could not be ascertained as yet. Cops have mounted a hunt to nab the accused killers.
The deceased has been identified as Govardhan Shalikram Shende (32), resident of Plot No. 110, Shreyas Nagar, Narsala. On Friday night around 9.45, Govardhan was attacked by a man named Kagaru and his three accomplices at a vacant plot near house of Dwarka Vaidya in Shreyas Nagar. The four accused hit Govardhan with stones, wooden sticks, iron rod and inflicted fatal injuries on his head and face. Govardhan died on the spot. After killing Govardhan, the four accused fled the spot.
A team of Hudkeshwar police, led by Senior Police Inspector Satyawan Mane rushed to the spot on being informed and started investigations. A squad of Crime Branch also reached the spot to assist Hudkeshwar Police in investigations. The cops sent the body of Govardhan to Government Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. The motive behind the four accused attacking and killing the man could not be ascertained as yet.
API S B Kadam, based on a complaint lodged by Shalikram Shende, father of the deceased, booked the four accused under Sections 302, 34 of the IPC. Cops have launched a massive search to nab the accused killers.