Lohar admits to murdering 9-year-old over financial dispute

  • | Wednesday | 15th November, 2017

We are investigating the case to find what exactly happened on the day after Lohar took Pradip to Rankala lake area. "Lohar admitted to throwing Pradip in the quarry as he was angry over Pradip's father over the financial issue. "We doubt his statement of throwing Pradip in the quarry, and suspect that he must have beaten up Pradip before throwing him. KOLHAPUR: Vishwas Lohar, who was arrested for allegedly murdering a 9-year-old boy, admitted to the crime citing a financial dispute between him and the boy's father.Lohar had disposed the 9-year-old boy's body, throwing it in the Irani quarry near the city's Rankala Lake area. He took Pradip to Kolhapur on the pretext of sightseeing.

KOLHAPUR: Vishwas Lohar, who was arrested for allegedly murdering a 9-year-old boy, admitted to the crime citing a financial dispute between him and the boy's father.Lohar had disposed the 9-year-old boy's body, throwing it in the Irani quarry near the city's Rankala Lake area. Juna Rajwada police recovered the body of the boy, identified as Pradeep Sutar , on November 7."Lohar admitted to throwing Pradip in the quarry as he was angry over Pradip's father over the financial issue. Lohar's father borrowed around Rs 45,000 from Pradip's father — Sardar —for the construction of house. He had paid Rs 15,000 and was unable to pay the remaining amount," a senior police officer said.He added that this increased the tension between the two families. "According to Lohar, Sardar abused his father over delay in paying the money. This angered Lohar and he decided to take revenge and teach the Sutar family a lesson," the officer said.Lohar hatched a plan and went to meet Pradip on November 5. He took Pradip to Kolhapur on the pretext of sightseeing. "He later told us that he took Pradip to Irani quarry and threw him in and later went to his relatives in Kolhapur," the senior police officer said."We doubt his statement of throwing Pradip in the quarry, and suspect that he must have beaten up Pradip before throwing him. We are investigating the case to find what exactly happened on the day after Lohar took Pradip to Rankala lake area. We will find the details and gather the evidence that will help us convict the accused in court," he said.Initially, Lohar was not cooperating in the investigation but later began to cooperate. However, all facts are still unclear. "We will continue the investigation till we get all the facts cleared," he said.

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