Three more persons were Tuesday arrested in connection with the abduction and killing of diamond trader Rajeshwar Udani.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VII) Akhilesh Singh identified the three arrested persons as Mahesh Bhoisar (31), Nikhat alias Jhara Khan (20) and Saista Sarwar Khan (41), adding that they were part of the conspiracy and had a role in the trader's killing.
With these arrests, the number of people held for Udani's killing now stood at six, police said.
Ghatkopar-resident Udani had gone missing on November 28 and, on Friday, his decomposed body was found in Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district.
An autopsy revealed fractures on the body and also that he had been strangulated, police said.
On Monday, police had arrested Pranit Joma Bhoi (20) who had allegedly driven the car used in Udani's abduction.
The others arrested in the case include Sachin Pawar, a former personal assistant of a Maharashtra minister, and Dinesh Pawar, a suspended police constable who was earlier arrested in a rape case.
The two were arrested on Saturday and are in police custody till December 14.
Police said the three arrested Tuesday have been charged with murder, kidnapping and conspiracy under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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