How IT helped cops solve a murder case that had hit a dead end
Hindustan TimesNAVI MUMBAI: Almost two months after a 49-year-old woman was found dead amidst the bushes at a desolate stretch near Valap village in Panvel, the crime unit II of Navi Mumbai police last week succeeded in arresting the accused, identified as Sharad Ghanshyam Sahu, 45, from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. Navi Mumbai, India - Dec. 23, 2024:Navi Mumbai Crime Branch detects two month old murder case. We were in receipt of dump data of over 1,000 odd people and their online activities, and using logical analysis, the list was weeded out and eventually we zeroed in on the suspect,” said deputy commissioner of police, crime, Amit Kale. The phone was found to be in possession of the brother-in-law of the accused,” said senior police inspector, crime unit, Umesh Gawli.