A 60-year-old man was saved from being killed by the local crime branch from Palghar district and five accused has been arrested in connection with the crime
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During the interrogation, it was revealed that Mounty who is into the business of supplying refined oil, ghee and starch to bakeries and other shops saw his uncle, Roshanlal Gupta as a competitor as he was too in the same business. Mounty was suffering a huge loss in his business and sought a priest for help who informed him that his uncle had done black magic on him. Mounty then decided to take revenge and kill his uncle.
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Following which he contacted Ajay, Parvez and Firoz and promised them Rs 2 lakh with Rs 10,000 in advance for the murder of his uncle. Firoz and Parvez then contacted Mangalu Gupta and asked him to look for a professional killer to execute the plan, said an official from local crime branch. All the accused were booked and arrested under section 109, 115 and 120b of IPC and were produced before the court where they were remanded with police custody till September 13 said senior inspector Vasant Labde from Nalasopara police station.
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