Overview
- The accused surrendered to Dighi police after the Wednesday altercation in Charholi that left Gopinath Varpe dead.
- Officers say the trainers struck Varpe multiple times on his head and body with metal rods following his verbal abuse inside their protein supplement shop.
- Dighi police registered a case of murder and common intention under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and continue to investigate the circumstances of the attack.
- Authorities are examining claims that Varpe had previously harassed Pranjal Taware and are probing a potential financial dispute between the victim and one of the accused.
- Yash Patole and Pranjal Taware were produced in court on Thursday and remanded to four days of police custody as evidence collection proceeds.