Gangster Naresh Chaddi was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday night. After post-mortem report said he had contusions and abrasions on his body, his family alleged he has been murdered
Gangster Naresh Aasandas Pahalajani alias Naresh Chaddi (52) was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday night. After the post-mortem report said he had contusions and abrasions on his body, his family alleged that he has been murdered, as he was a key witness in the 1990 Bhatija brothers’ murder case in Thane.
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Naresh Chaddi
Naresh had rented an apartment in Sai Paradise building situated in Kalyan’s Khadakpada area, where he used to live with his wife Deepa. His son Pravin (26) and daughter Pooja (22) live in Bengaluru. A native of Ulhasnagar, he had shifted to Tamil Nadu in 2013. He was an associate of gangster-turned-politician Suresh Budharmal Kalani aka Pappu Kalani and had criminal cases against him there.
Raju Pahalajani (50), Naresh’s brother, said police must investigate the case as he suspects that someone behind the murder of Inder Bhatija and Ghanshyam Bhatija killed him. “My brother was one of the important witnesses in the Bhatija brothers’ murder case. And his return to Mumbai was a threat for a politician, who is involved in the case,” said Raju.
No answers
When Deepa returned from their native town at 8pm on Tuesday, she waited at Kalyan railway station for Naresh to pick her up but neither did he answer her phone calls nor did he turn up at the station. “After waiting for a long time, I went to our place on my own. But no one answered the door. So I got a locksmith to help me get in,” said Deepa.
She found Naresh lying on the sofa. “We took him to Rukmani Bai hospital, where he was declared dead and later shifted to JJ Hospital for further procedure,” she added.
The post-mortem report by JJ Hospital’s Dr A H Meshram and Dr D J Sangle, said Naresh had contusions and abrasions over his body. Final opinion on his cause of death is pending since histopathology, chemical analysis and accessory examination reports are still awaited.
Police says
Gulabrao Gore, Senior Police Inspector, Khadakpada police station, said they have registered an accidental death case and are further investigating the matter. “We are waiting for the other medical reports that will reveal the actual cause of death. Based on those, we will further investigate the case and if necessary register a case according to the statement or doubts of the family members.”
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