Overview
- The killing took place on Wednesday, November 4, at a home in Khanda Colony, Panvel, when neighbours later spotted rope marks on the 40-year-old victim as his body was being moved into an ambulance.
- Neighbours alerted Khandeshwar police after the victim's shirt collar slipped and revealed distinct marks, prompting officers to inspect the scene and seize a nylon rope from a beam.
- Forensic analysis and the post-mortem concluded that the cause of death was strangulation and investigators matched the rope to marks on the victim's neck.
- The 45-year-old elder brother, identified as Rahul Bhagwan Sans, was arrested, questioned and, according to police, confessed that frustration over prolonged caregiving prompted the act; a court remanded him to police custody until November 7.
- Officials and local reporting say the deceased had advanced health problems and high care needs and that family tensions and financial strain had left the elder brother as the primary caregiver, facts that police say shaped the motive and that investigators are continuing to probe.