AURANGABAD: While identifying an unclaimed, partially charred and decomposed body, the Waluj police have found that a computer hardware trader from Uttar Pradesh allegedly murdered his lookalike friend to cook up his own murder story.
On July 3, the Waluj police received information about a body lying on the roadside of Limbejalgaon. Police found identity proofs suggesting that it was of Mohammed Zuber alias Rizwan hailing Ferozpur in UP.
Waluj police station’s senior inspector Sandeep Gurme said, “During the preliminary probe, we were informed that Zuber had been missing since last month and a missing complaint was filed.”
Probe revealed his last location as Hyderabad on June 11. The police then contacted his family members, who said the body matched their son’s but refused to accept it. Police shared the pictures of the body and the missing person with the HR managers of industrial houses, labour contractors only to learn that the body appears to be of Sudhakar Warangne, who was missing since July 2. Warangne’s family confirmed it.
The probe revealed that Zuber was facing serious financial loss and was under various debts. Gurme said, “Prima facie it appears that the suspect allegedly murdered his lookalike acquaintance to cook up the story of his death and get rid of all the outstanding loans.”
