NASHIK: The Ahmednagar police arrested three persons who had killed a 59-year-old man after the latter saw them stealing sacks filled with cotton he was guarding.
The incident had taken place in Kadgao village under the Shevgaon police station of Ahmednagar.
The dead victim is identified as Ramdas Shirsath.
A few days back, Ramdas Shirsath was found dead in a shade where he was guarding sacks filled with cotton. His wife Sumanbai had registered a compalint withthe Shevgaon police station.
Acting on the complaint, the Ahmednagar police as per the guiance of SP Rakesh Ola had visited the crime spot. Subsequently, the police conducted enquiry of people who had buyed cotton recently. Based on the investigation they received, the police detained Bhausaheb Ashok Nikam (22) of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ashok Sanjay Gite (23) and Shrikant Raosaheb Suryavanshi (20), Both residents of Kadgaon Miri Road, Pathardi.
The trio confessed to have killed Ramdas Shirsath when they were stealing the cotton snacks and he saw them.
The police said Gite has six cases of thefts registered against him.
