Overview
- The body of 27-year-old Suraj Ranjeet Sharma was found in an isolated spot in the Bhiwandi area on October 15, prompting a missing-person probe that turned into a homicide investigation.
- Police have taken into custody Sandesh Vishwas Khandare, 20, and Akash Dharma Pawar, 19, after using unspecified technical inputs to identify the suspects.
- Thane authorities say Sharma was lured to a site, hit on the head with concrete or paver blocks and then dumped, and they report the attack followed repeated offensive remarks he allegedly made about Pawar’s sister.
- The two arrested youths have been formally identified by police and remanded to custody while forensic work and legal processing continue.
- Investigators are actively searching for a third, unidentified accomplice and further evidence, and the probe’s next steps include tracing that person and completing forensic and charging decisions.