Thane, Sep 3 (PTI) Two people were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a Navi Mumbai resident and dumping his body in Vitthalwadi in Thane district, police said.

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The body of a man was found in a lake near a crematorium on August 30 and a probe that followed found the deceased was Chandrakant Shelar (35) from Rabale in Navi Mumbai, a Vitthalwadi police station official said.

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"We have arrested Sajan Kamble (26) from Ghansoli and Divine Gonsalves from Worli in Mumbai. Their interrogation is underway," he added.

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