Surya Marathi murder accused who jumped bail nabbed

Surat: The detection of crime branch (DCB) of Surat city arrested Rahul Piple (25), accused in the murder of gangster Surya Marathi, on Friday after he had jumped bail last month. Piple, a resident of Kailashnagar in Udhna, was arrested from near Ashwini Kumar Crematorium Road.
According to police, Piple was lodged in Lajapore Central Jail in connection with the murder of Marathi, who was killed on February 12 this year.
Piple was granted bail for five days on June 16 to visit his wife who was to delivery their child. However, Piple did not appear before the jail authority after completion of bail period, said police.
Eight people have been arrested in connections with Marathi’s murder.
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