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Grandfather Murders Grandson in Lonavala, Police Solve Mystery
- •Advocate Abhay Marathe was murdered inside a hotel in Bhushi village of Lonavala by his 83-year-old grandfather Motiram Marathe.
- •The family initially claimed it was an accidental firing while cleaning a gun and tried to cover up the crime by removing CCTV and the DVR.
- •Suspicion arose during the post-mortem at Sassoon Hospital in Pune due to the unnatural bullet wound on the victim's chest.
- •Police investigation revealed a bitter property dispute between the grandfather and the grandson over selling a property.
- •Authorities arrested five people including the grandfather, who confessed to the murder during interrogation, and other family members for destroying evidence.
Key Questions Answered
When Abhay Marathe's body was taken to Sassoon Hospital in Pune for a post-mortem, police found his chest bullet wound suspicious. Crime branch officers then discovered blood splatters on a hotel wall at a height of five feet, indicating he was shot inside rather than during accidental gun cleaning.
Police investigations and employee statements revealed that a heated dispute broke out between Abhay Marathe and his 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, concerning the sale of a property that Motiram opposed.
Police arrested a total of five people, including grandfather Motiram Marathe for the direct murder. Additionally, family members Jayshree Pawar, Hiramane Marathe, Kavita Marathe, and Manoj Marathe were arrested for destroying evidence such as removing the hotel's CCTV and DVR and moving the body.
