The crime branch of Mumbai police recorded the statements of Noronha’s family members, including his wife, and learnt that he nursed a grudge against Abhishek Ghosalkar, son of former MLA Vinod Ghosalkar and a loyalist of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT).
Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday arrested social activist Mauris Noronha’s bodyguard Amarendra Mishra after it initiated a probe following the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar during a Facebook Live session a day earlier, reported news agency PTI.
According to police, Noronha suspected that Ghosalkar had implicated him in a rape case. Police said that Noronha (48) used his bodyguard Amarendra Mishra’s licensed pistol to shoot Ghosalkar on Thursday evening and later killing himself.
Mishra was arrested on Friday under section 29 (B) of the Arms Act – which deals with the offense of handing over a weapon to someone without ascertaining if the person is legally permitted to possess it.
The crime branch of Mumbai police recorded the statements of Noronha’s family members, including his wife, and learned that he nursed a grudge against Abhishek Ghosalkar, son of former MLA Vinod Ghosalkar and a loyalist of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT).
Noronha, who faced criminal cases, was earlier arrested in a rape case and spent nearly five months behind bars. He suspected that the Sena leader implicated him in the rape case, and after coming out of jail he would frequently say that he would not ‘spare’ Ghosalkar, the official said, adding that he first decided to win Ghosalkar’s trust by offering an olive branch to him.
Here’s what we know so far:
1) Social activist Mauris Noronha allegedly shot Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar during a Facebook Live session on Thursday.
2) He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday.
3) Mauris Noronha suspected that Ghosalkar had implicated him in a rape case, police said.
4) Noronha (48) used his bodyguard Amarendra Mishra’s licensed pistol to shoot Ghosalkar on Thursday evening and later killed himself.
5) After questioning Mishra’s wife, police came to know that Naroha nursed a grudge against Abhishek, the son of former MLA Vinod Ghosalkar, a loyalist of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
6) He was arrested in a rape case and spent nearly five months behind bars and suspected that the Sena leader implicated him in the rape case, and after coming out of jail he would frequently say that he would not ‘spare’ Ghosalkar.