<p>Mumbai: An office-bearer of the Shiv Sena and three others have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 35-year-old man, killing him and setting his body on fire over a financial dispute in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The police arrested the accused last week in connection with the crime that occurred two years ago, an official said.</p>.<p>He said the victim, Siddhivinayak alias Prakash Bidwakal, a resident of Chendwan in Kudal, went missing from his home in 2023, and based on a complaint lodged by his family, the police registered a case a few days ago.</p>.Man killed in firing after dispute over DJ sound during procession in MP.<p>A special investigation team (SIT) was formed on the instructions of Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar Agarwal, and a probe revealed that Bidwakal worked for Siddhesh Ashok Shirsat, a local office-bearer of the Shiv Sena.</p>.<p>The official said the police team found that Bidwakal had borrowed money from Siddhesh Shirsat and his friend Ganesh Narvekar.</p>.<p>According to the police, Siddhesh Shirsat and Narvekar kidnapped Bidwakal from his residence and confined him in a house belonging to another accused, Amol Shirsat, a resident of Pinguli.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly beat up the victim brutally and killed him, the official said, adding that the men also recorded a video of the assault.</p>.<p>The accused then destroyed the evidence by setting the body on fire in a crematorium, he said.</p>.<p>The official said Siddhesh Shirsat and his aides transported the remains in two gunny bags to Satarda village in a remote hilly area and threw them into the Terekhol River.</p>.<p>The accused, Siddhesh Shirsat (44), Ganesh Narvekar (33), Sarvesh Kerkar (29) and Amol Shirsat (32), were produced in court, and three of them were remanded in police custody. </p>
<p>Mumbai: An office-bearer of the Shiv Sena and three others have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 35-year-old man, killing him and setting his body on fire over a financial dispute in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The police arrested the accused last week in connection with the crime that occurred two years ago, an official said.</p>.<p>He said the victim, Siddhivinayak alias Prakash Bidwakal, a resident of Chendwan in Kudal, went missing from his home in 2023, and based on a complaint lodged by his family, the police registered a case a few days ago.</p>.Man killed in firing after dispute over DJ sound during procession in MP.<p>A special investigation team (SIT) was formed on the instructions of Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar Agarwal, and a probe revealed that Bidwakal worked for Siddhesh Ashok Shirsat, a local office-bearer of the Shiv Sena.</p>.<p>The official said the police team found that Bidwakal had borrowed money from Siddhesh Shirsat and his friend Ganesh Narvekar.</p>.<p>According to the police, Siddhesh Shirsat and Narvekar kidnapped Bidwakal from his residence and confined him in a house belonging to another accused, Amol Shirsat, a resident of Pinguli.</p>.<p>The accused allegedly beat up the victim brutally and killed him, the official said, adding that the men also recorded a video of the assault.</p>.<p>The accused then destroyed the evidence by setting the body on fire in a crematorium, he said.</p>.<p>The official said Siddhesh Shirsat and his aides transported the remains in two gunny bags to Satarda village in a remote hilly area and threw them into the Terekhol River.</p>.<p>The accused, Siddhesh Shirsat (44), Ganesh Narvekar (33), Sarvesh Kerkar (29) and Amol Shirsat (32), were produced in court, and three of them were remanded in police custody. </p>