KALYAN: Shivaji Nagar police arrested main accused D Mohan and two others who were on the run for the murder of Ambernath MNS vice-president Rakesh Patil. Police had earlier arrested five accused. Police on Wednesday night also held Bharat Patil and Ramesh Dobari.
They were on Thursday remanded to police custody till November 20.
Police are trying to find out the reason for the killing, as the victim’s family claimed Mohan had acted on behalf of a developer, against whose project Patil had launched a campaign over irregularities. Assistant commissioner of police (Ambernath division) Vinayak Narale said they would find out if Mohan acted on behalf of any builder or had some rivalry. Patil was stabbed near the Patel mart in Palegaon, Ambernath, on October 28.