Mumbai: Bodies of two persons working at restaurant in Mira Road found inside a water tank

Mumbai: Bodies of two persons working at restaurant in Mira Road found inside a water tank

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, June 05, 2020, 01:44 PM IST
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Bodies of two persons working at a restaurant in Mumbai's Mira Road area were found inside a water tank on Friday.

As per news agency ANI, police are investigating the matter and a case has been registered. Further details awaited.

According a report by PTI, the deaths came to light late on Thursday night when the restaurant owner contacted the police, stating that he was unable to get in touch with two of his employees, manager Harish Shetty (42) and waiter N Pandit (58).

The complainant said he had allegedly received an anonymous call that the duo, who lived in the restaurant premises, had been killed, an official told PTI. The complainant said he had allegedly received an anonymous call that the duo, who lived in the restaurant premises, had been killed. There were injury marks on the bodies, which have been sent for post-mortem.

Public relations officer Tukaram Tatkar told PTI that a case under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in this regard.

Earlier in June 2019, Bodies of a mother and her son were found at their residence in Mumbai's Mira Road area. As per a report by ANI, a suicide note was recovered from the man's laptop leading to suspicion that he first killed his mother and later took his own life.

The two who have died have been identified as Vaikateshwaran Gopal Iyer, 42 and Meenakshi Iyer, 75. Police reached the spot after neighbours complained of foul smell in the building and the bodies were later sent for post-mortem.

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