Mumbai, April 2 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly killing a man in Mumbai and then transporting his body to Chiplun in Maharashtra's Konkan region for disposal, a police official said on Thursday.
The investigation began after the remains of Ejaz Qureshi, who was killed in Malad in north Mumbai in November last year, were found on Tuesday, the Chiplun police official said.
"His body was stuffed into a suitcase, taken to Awatewadi village in Chiplun's Rampur area, and disposed of in a mango orchard in November. We found charred remains, including bones, a ring, and an iron rod in the victim's leg. We were able to identify Vishal Khoddekar and his girlfriend, Jannatunisa Khan, within 24 hours of the remains being found on Tuesday," the official said.
Khoddekar has confessed that he assaulted Qureshi during a dispute over a financial transaction, resulting in the latter's death, the official said.
"The dispute began after Jannatunisa Khan rented a house from Qureshi after paying a large deposit and wanted her money back. Incidentally, after disposing of the body in November, Khoddekar came to know some time later that it was lying exposed. He arrived in Chiplun and set the body on fire using diesel to destroy evidence," the official said.
A local court has remanded Khoddekar and Khan in police custody for six days, he added.