India News | Man Hires Contract Killers to Kill His Alcoholic Cousin; Three Held

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) A man and two contract killers hired by him were arrested for allegedly murdering his alcoholic cousin, a former BMC employee, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday.

The prime accused, Vijay Sarwan, allegedly gave Rs 3 lakh to Sagar Piwal (30) and Rohit Chandalia (29) to kill Rajesh Sarwan last week, an official said.

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The body of Rajesh was recovered from Kanjurmarg.

The main accused claimed he decided to kill Rajesh as he was ill-treating his family members. He had recently created a ruckus at a family event, the official said.

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Police said the deceased was addicted to ganja and alcohol.

The three accused were arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), police said.

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