Priya received over Rs 5 lakhfrom a man from Sangli: Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE investigation into the murder of 25-year-old Priya Bagde alias Gluck took a new twist on Friday as the police uncovered a connection to Sangli. A 55- year-old man from Sangli, who is the husband of a Woman Police Head Constable, had been in contact with Priya for the past year. A senior police officer privy to the investigation informed that Priya was in constant touch with the man and had received over Rs five lakh from him. The reason behind the man’s financial support to Priya is part of the ongoing investigation, said the official. Call Details Reports (CDR) revealed that Priya was in regular contact with the Sangli man, making two to three calls to him daily. The man had also visited Nagpur several times in the past, according to the official who questioned him.

 

However, the man declined to clarify why he gave money to Priya, according to officials. In addition to her connection with the Sangli man, Priya was frequently in touch with a John Gluck (70) from the United Kingdom. She had virtually married Gluck and had changed her name to Priya Gluck. Simultaneously, her killer, Mahesh Keshavrao Wadaskar, the owner of the Turning Point Hotel and Lodge in Ramtek, was a close friend of hers. Officials reported that Wadaskar was distressed uponlearning of Priya’s connectionswith John Gluck and the Sangliman. It particularly demoralised him when Priya changedher Facebook profile namefrom Priya Bagde to PriyaGluck. Notably, Priya was brutallymurdered by Wadaskar, a resident of Sakkardara, on August16 at his hotel. He later disposedof her body about five kilometers away from Ramtek town, near a Physical EducationCollege. 

 

Body buried after 2 am SourceS revealed that after poi- soning Priya at the hotel, Wadaskar, along with two to three accom- plices, transported the body to Khindsi Road near Ishwar Deshmukh Physical Education College. They buried the body about 50 meters from the roadside. The process occurred after 2 a m on August 17, according to the polic