Navi Mumbai:
Navi Mumbai police have arrested an ex-cop in connection with the murder of builder Sunil Kumar Loharia. The ex-police officer, Samuel Amolik, had been dismissed from service for his alleged links with the underworld. He has been charged with murder and conspiracy and remanded to police custody till February 22..
Police say that scrutiny of Mr Kumar's mobile call data record revealed that he had received several calls from those who attacked Mr Loharia before the murder.
Mr Loharia was shot dead in front of his office on Saturday morning in the satellite town of Navi Mumbai. The entire murder was caught on the CCTV camera installed at the entrance of the office.
At around 8 am, as soon as Mr Loharia, owner of SK Brothers, stepped out of his white BMW in front of his office in Vashi, a man in a security guard's uniform shot him six times from a point-blank range. Another man then attacked Mr Loharia with a chopper when he fell on the ground. As they were trying to escape, one of them was caught by locals.
Mr Loharia, 52, was rushed to the Fortis Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.