<p>Palghar: The body of a Shiv Sena leader missing since January 20 from Dahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district was on Friday found in the trunk of his car in neighbouring Gujarat, a police official said.</p>.<p>Shiv Sena leader Ashok Dhodi went missing from Gholwad here on January 20, after which a case was registered on the complaint of his kin, he said.</p>.<p>His body was found in the trunk of his car which was abandoned in a shut stone quarry in Bhilad in Gujarat's Valsad district this afternoon, the official said.</p>.'Plot' to frame Fadnavis, Shinde during Aghadi regime in Maharashtra: SIT formed to probe charges .<p>"The car was pulled out from a 40-45 feet deep water-filled pit at the quarry," the official added.</p>.<p>A thorough probe is underway in the case and all accused will be arrested quickly, Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil said at the site where the body was found.</p>.<p>"Eight teams comprising personnel from local police and Crime Branch were formed to trace him and a search was carried out in multiple states. The breakthrough came from technical inputs received during the probe and information from four persons held in the case," he said.</p>.<p>"The crime was meticulously planned and executed. It involved detailed reconnaissance. The accused wanted to ensure the victim and his car could not be traced. Efforts are on to arrest three absconding accused," the SP said.</p>.<p>The deceased's son Akash Dhodi sought death penalty for the killers and also urged the government to take action against police personnel who had "failed to do their duty".</p>.<p>On Thursday, Akash and his mother had accused the deceased's brother of having a hand in the disappearance.</p>.<p>"The police have not been serious about this case. Both brothers frequently fought and my husband was threatened regularly. There was even an attempt to kill him in a car accident. His brother is part of the liquor mafia," the deceased's wife had told reporters on Thursday.</p>.<p>"He should be arrested immediately. My father had complained several times about illegal activities connected to liquor. There are cases against the main accused in Gujarat," Akash had alleged a day earlier.</p>.<p>The four persons arrested in the case were on Thursday remanded in 7-day police custody by a Dahanu court. </p>
<p>Palghar: The body of a Shiv Sena leader missing since January 20 from Dahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district was on Friday found in the trunk of his car in neighbouring Gujarat, a police official said.</p>.<p>Shiv Sena leader Ashok Dhodi went missing from Gholwad here on January 20, after which a case was registered on the complaint of his kin, he said.</p>.<p>His body was found in the trunk of his car which was abandoned in a shut stone quarry in Bhilad in Gujarat's Valsad district this afternoon, the official said.</p>.'Plot' to frame Fadnavis, Shinde during Aghadi regime in Maharashtra: SIT formed to probe charges .<p>"The car was pulled out from a 40-45 feet deep water-filled pit at the quarry," the official added.</p>.<p>A thorough probe is underway in the case and all accused will be arrested quickly, Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil said at the site where the body was found.</p>.<p>"Eight teams comprising personnel from local police and Crime Branch were formed to trace him and a search was carried out in multiple states. The breakthrough came from technical inputs received during the probe and information from four persons held in the case," he said.</p>.<p>"The crime was meticulously planned and executed. It involved detailed reconnaissance. The accused wanted to ensure the victim and his car could not be traced. Efforts are on to arrest three absconding accused," the SP said.</p>.<p>The deceased's son Akash Dhodi sought death penalty for the killers and also urged the government to take action against police personnel who had "failed to do their duty".</p>.<p>On Thursday, Akash and his mother had accused the deceased's brother of having a hand in the disappearance.</p>.<p>"The police have not been serious about this case. Both brothers frequently fought and my husband was threatened regularly. There was even an attempt to kill him in a car accident. His brother is part of the liquor mafia," the deceased's wife had told reporters on Thursday.</p>.<p>"He should be arrested immediately. My father had complained several times about illegal activities connected to liquor. There are cases against the main accused in Gujarat," Akash had alleged a day earlier.</p>.<p>The four persons arrested in the case were on Thursday remanded in 7-day police custody by a Dahanu court. </p>