Ranchi Police cracked the murder took place on May 4 under Tamar police station in Ranchi District. One accused has been arrested in this regard while raids are being conducted in search of his two other accomplices. The police have recovered the weapon used in the murder on information of the arrested accused.
Addressing a press meet, Ranchi's Rural SP Naushan Alam Ansari informed on Saturday, it was reported on May 4, at seven in the morning, that an unidentified body had been thrown into the bush near Harahuru on the left side of the road from Bhinsaidih under Tamar police station in Ranchi District.
"After getting the information, Tamar police station in-charge Chandrashekhar Azad informed the senior officers in this regard and reached the spot. The body was identified as Kashinath Mahato, a resident of Treyadih under Tamar police station. After that the police started investigation, on the statement of Sumitra Devi, the wife of the deceased, a case was registered against unknown criminals at Tamar police station under the relevant sections," he added."Azad during investigating the case, seized a blade and a sandal from the spot. After this, Senior SP Aneesh Gupta formed a team under the leadership of Rural SP Naushad Alam Ansari.
During investigation, it was found that Sarmali resident Santosh Mahato committed the murder. On Saturday, Santosh Mahato was arrested by the police," said Ansari.
Speaking about the plan of the incident, Ansari said that when the police interrogated the arrested accused Santosh Mahato, he said that Kashinath Mahato was having a dispute with Hadiya Mahato over land. "Kashinath attacked a person named Hadiya Mahato twice on a land dispute.
But Hadiya survived the attack both times. After this Hadiya Mahato's son Bhim Mahato along with Santosh Mahato and Somen planned to kill Kashinath. Meanwhile, on the day of the incident, Kashinath was going to contact Amin to get the land measured. Meanwhile, Santhosh Mahato, Bhima Mahato and Somen together killed Kashinath with a leg," he added.