A 23-year-old man from Daman was discovered useless on the banks of a pond at Navsari district on Tuesday after he tried to flee when he and his affiliate have been being chased by the police. The physique has been despatched for postmortem examination to establish the reason for dying, stated Billimora police.
The Dungri police in Valsad district stated that it obtained a tip-off about two youths on Monday night time travelling in a Tata Safari automotive with Indian-made overseas liquor (IMFL) consignment from Daman.
“We put up barricades at Balwada village close to Billimora. However the automotive broke the barricade and sped away… It was chased by a workforce of the Dungri police that later entered the Navsari district police jurisdiction,” stated an officer.
“Because the workforce chased the automotive, the Billimora police have been additionally alerted… Following this, the Billimora police additionally began chasing the automotive… Because the automotive quickly collided with a pole, the driving force and his aide deserted it. Whereas one of many accused then fled to the close by Dhakwada village, the opposite went to a pond in a village to cover,” the officer added.
A resident of Dhakwada later noticed a physique on the pond, stated police. The deceased was recognized as Badrinath Mayavanshi (23).
Billimora police Inspector Pradip Arya stated, “The villager discovered the physique on the banks of the pond. The physique has been despatched to Navsari civil hospital for postmortem examination and we’re awaiting the report to establish the reason for dying. We’re additionally on the lookout for the opposite accused.”
The Billimora police, in the meantime, has recovered 750 tetra pack of IMFL price Rs 37,500 within the automotive. A case underneath Prohibition Act has been lodged, stated police, including that the liquor was being transported to Surat.