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Murder of Vasant Jhota in Dharavi
The crime branch on Thursday claimed to have solved the murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Vasant Jhota, 52, whose body was found at his office in Dharavi on February 19. The police said a woman, Poonam Sahani, 19, who was sexually abused by Jhota, instigated two men Mohammad Khalil Abdul Rasul Sheikh, 33, her neighbour and his friend Mohammad Talah to commit the crime.
The police have recovered the murder weapon, a commando knife, minted by Sheikh specifically for the job. They also recovered a mobile phone, which Shaikh took from Jhota’s office. Sahani told the police that Jhota demanded favours from her in return for including her name in the ration card. Jhota then asked Sahani to get her sister along with her, the police said.
On February 19, Poonam went to Jhota’s office along with her sister. Jhota allegedly took the girl to another room. Meanwhile, Khalil and Talah, who came on a motorcycle, entered the house. Khalil then stabbed Jhota thrice before fleeing with the mobile phone and Rs10,200 cash.
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