"We had summoned one Salman Patel in connection with a complaint filed by a girl with Aarey police, a day ago," said an official attached to Aarey police station.
"When the youth was at Aarey police station we got a call from Gorai police enquiring about Patel, who was booked in a rape case there last month.
"He was then taken into custody by Gorai police after completing all the formalities," he said.
Patel was brought to Gorai early today, said another senior official.
His body was recovered from the sea at around 3 PM this afternoon, police said.
Police have registered a case of accident, the officer said.
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