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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPUNE: A family\u2019s account of a Lonavla lawyer\u2019s death as an accidental shooting began to unravel after police examining his body found that the bullet wound did not appear consistent with the version they had been given.The discovery led investigators to the hotel where 33-year-old lawyer Abhay Marathe was allegedly shot dead during a dispute over the sale of a property, police said.His 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, was arrested on Monday on the charge of murder. Four other relatives were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence, Pune Rural police said.<\/p>\n Lonavla City police were alerted by a hospital on Monday afternoon that Abhay, from Bhushi, had died from a bullet injury.His family told doctors and police that he had been cleaning Motiram\u2019s 12-bore rifle inside their hotel when it accidentally went off. The bullet hit Abhay in the chest, killing him instantly.Police initially registered an accidental death case.But when Abhay\u2019s body was sent to Sassoon General Hospital in Pune for post-mortem, Superintendent of Police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill, additional superintendent Shubham Kumar and local crime branch inspector Pramod Kshirsagar examined the injury.\u201cSelf-inflicted or accidental firearm injuries are different from the injury we found on Abhay. In an accidental firing, it is unlikely for a rifle bullet to hit the chest,\u201d Gill said.<\/p>\n The crime branch then went to the hotel where the shooting was said to have taken place.Investigators found a pool of blood on the wall beside the hotel counter and another pool nearby. Blood splatters were also visible on a wall about five feet above the ground.\u201cThis increased our suspicion that Abhay was shot dead inside the hotel,\u201d Gill said.Police questioned the hotel workers and manager, who told them about a dispute between Abhay and his grandfather over the sale of a property.<\/p>\n Motiram had opposed the sale of the property, police said.\u201cThey again had a heated argument over the issue around 11.30am on Monday. Abhay allegedly charged at his grandfather during the argument. Motiram then took out his licensed rifle and shot his grandson dead,\u201d Gill said.Police allege that the family then tried to make the shooting appear accidental.<\/p>\n Gill said Abhay\u2019s sister, uncle, aunt and cousin were alerted after the shooting and came to the hotel.They allegedly moved Abhay\u2019s body into one of the rooms before removing the CCTV cameras and digital video recorder (DVR) and hiding them.\u201cThey threatened the hotel employees against revealing anything. Thereafter, they informed Abhay\u2019s parents about the incident,\u201d Gill said. The four relatives \u2014 Rajashri Pawar, 58; Hiraman Marathe, 54; Kavita Marathe, Hiraman\u2019s wife; and Manoj Marathe, 32 \u2014 were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence.<\/p>\n Police said Motiram had two licensed rifles. He obtained the licences in 1970 for hunting.The accused have been charged under sections 103 (murder), 238 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) and 241 (destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with sections of the Indian Arms Act.<\/div>\n Pune Rural police arrested Motiram Marathe on the charge of shooting dead his grandson Abhay Marathe (33) on Monday. 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Blood stains raised further questions<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Dispute over property sale<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
CCTV cameras allegedly removed<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Two licensed rifles<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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