Prime accused in murder of Mumbai man held from UP

The Palghar police have arrested from Uttar Pradesh the prime accused in the case of kidnapping and murder of a Mumbai-based man, an official said on Friday.

The 27-year-old victim Sudhir Kunjbihari Singh, who resided in Kandivali, was kidnapped and murdered on January 12 this year, he said.

The victim had suffered nearly 40 stab wounds during the assault, police said.

Although the prime accused – Rahul Pal alias Marda (24) – was on the run after the crime and stopped using a mobile phone, the calls made by him from UP to his wife helped the police track him down. With his arrest on Wednesday, the number of persons held in the case has gone up to four, he said.