Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS): Four persons have been arrested including a builder, for the murder of Torda resident Vilas Methar near Porvorim. Police have confirmed the builder had put a ‘supari’ on Methar.
Methar used to file RTI applications and complaints against the builder pertaining to his construction project at Torda, which is said to be the motive behind the murder, according to police.
Police have identified the builder as Altaf Yargatti, who contracted Pawan Badigar, Iqbal Nanpuri, and Vishwajeet Dabholkar. to carry out the murder.
A senior police official said “We have arrested all four accused in the case,” he added “Yargatti was arrested from Porvorim, Nanpuri was arrested from Bicholim, and Badigar and Dabholkar were arrested from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.”
Police team used footage from CCTV to trace the culprits.