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4 men climb mountain for two days with dead body, buried it on a hilltop

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As per cops, they buried the body to destroy the victim’s identity
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In a shocking incident, a youth was killed when four goons assaulted him. Later, they carried his body up a hillock in Nalasopara, dug a pit and buried it.

The accused Ranjeet Kanojiya, 20, was held after an informer tipped off the Valiv police about the incident. During interrogation, Kanojiya admitted to the murder and burying the body.

The mountain, located at Santosh Bhuvan, falls within the jurisdiction of Nalasopara police station. The body was exhumed in the presence of Nayab Tehsildar from Vasai.

"Four persons assaulted and killed him. Later, they took the body and buried it. The plan to kill him was decided upon much earlier but the goons did not get am opportunity untill they caught him near Valiv. They buried the body in a pit on a hillock to destroy the identity," a Nalasopara police official said.

"The accused Kanojiya led us to the grave. We have arrested him under section 302 (murder), 201 (destroying evidence) of the IPC and will soon arrest the other accused," said Ravindra Badguzar, senior inspector, Nalasopara police station.

"We will send the body for post mortem and will interrogate the accused. We suspect that they are hardcore criminals involved in similar incidents but will also probe if they acted as mere henchman," said Badguzar.

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