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Mumbai Crime Branch Nabs Suspects in Kandivali Shooting After Forest Chase

Detectives now point to a financial dispute following a CCTV-led hunt that culminated in arrests.

Overview

  • Real-estate agent Freddy D’lima was shot by three motorcycle-borne assailants in Charkop around 2 pm and is now stable after doctors removed two bullets.
  • Crime Branch teams traced and arrested Rajesh Ramesh Chauhan alias Daya, Subhash Bhikaji Mohite, Mangesh Eknath Chaudhari and Roshan alias Krishna Basantkumar Singh from a forested area near Bhor in Pune after a foot chase.
  • Investigators say a pistol believed to have been used in the attack has been recovered during the operation.
  • Charkop police had earlier taken Munna Mayuddin Shaikh alias Guddu into custody for alleged involvement in planning the attack, and he remains under interrogation.
  • Police cite CCTV footage showing the attackers reconnoitring the area and have registered an attempt-to-murder case under relevant BNS sections while probing a suspected financial or property dispute.