Tailor's tag on shirt helps police crack murder case

On March 9, a decomposed body was found stuffed in a gunny bag on the Nira riverbed near Bhor

- Shrinivas Deshpande

PUNE: A tailor's tag stitched inside the collar of the victim's shirt led the Pune Rural Police to crack a brutal murder case, helping them identify the deceased and arrest the culprits, an officer said on Tuesday.

On March 9, a decomposed body of a man, aged between 30 and 35, was found stuffed in a gunny bag on the Nira riverbed in Sarola village, Bhor, Pune district. The victim's hands and legs were tied, and there were no identification documents or personal belongings on him, making it difficult for the police to establish his identity.

During a forensic examination, officers discovered a tailor's tag on the victim's shirt collar, reading "Krushna Tailors". Following this lead, police traced the tailor shop to Lohara in Dharashiv district. The tailor identified the deceased as Sidheshwar Bandu Bhise, 40, a Pune resident originally from Vadgaon Wadi village in Lohara tehsil, Dharashiv district.