Police recover bloodstained weapons from Kumbharli
Ghat and Kakkar’s phone, send them for forensic analyses.
Investigations into the murder of aspiring producer Karan Kakkar have revealed that two weapons were used to kill him — a chopper and a sickle — both of which have now been recovered, bloodstained, from Kumbharli Ghat in Ratnagiri and sent for forensic analysis.
The police have also recovered Kakkar’s Samsung Galaxy Tab phone, which was stolen after his murder.
According to crime branch sources, gangster Vijay Palande and his associate Dhananjay Shinde, were “grilled thoroughly” to find out where they had hid the weapons and Kakkar’s stolen property. Last week, the two broke down and led the police to the exact spots where they had disposed of the murder weapons.
The police first recovered a silver bracelet belonging to Kakkar.
“Later we recovered a chopper and a sickle, both with bloodstains. They have been sent for forensic analysis. This is major evidence that will bolster our case in the court. We have also found a Samsung Galaxy Tab phone belonging to Kakkar, which was stolen by Palande and his associates following the murder. We have also sent this phone for forensic analysis, and will soon get the details of the messages and calls sent and received,” said a police officer.
The police are yet to recover two gold chains, a gold pendant, a bracelet, and six debit cards stolen from Kakkar. “We believe that Palande would have either torn the debit cards or would have thrown then someplace that would make recovery difficult. However, we can get the details of transactions made from these cards, and these too will be crucial evidence in court,” the officer said.
Palande told the police that the reason he had eliminated Kakkar was his attraction for the latter’s BMW.
“During interrogation, Palande revealed that he liked Kakkar’s 7-series BMW, especially since it had a car phone facility. Kakkar had bought the car in February from a city-based businessman for Rs30 lakh, while the original value of the vehicle is more than Rs80 lakh,” said the officer.
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