Friends' Trip Turns Deadly: Man Strangled, Hacked to Death in Tamhini Ghat Over Money Dispute

• Aditya Ganesh Bhagat (22, Bhosari, Pune) was murdered by friends Aniket Waghmare, Tushar Potole, and Prajwal Hambir during a trip to Mahabaleshwar.
• A dispute over money transactions escalated, leading to Aditya being strangled with a rope inside a moving Innova Crysta car.
• The accused stopped the car near Sanaswadi village, Raigad district, and repeatedly attacked Aditya with a machete, killing him on the spot.
• Mangaon police discovered the body around 11:30 PM on January 11 and identified the victim using mobile location data, technical analysis, and CCTV footage.
• Two accused were arrested within 6-8 hours, and a murder case was registered under BNS 2023 Section 103(1); search for others is ongoing.

Why It Matters: A Mahabaleshwar trip turned fatal when friends murdered a man over a money dispute in Tamhini Ghat.