Tv actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee records police statement in connection to diamond merchant's murder

TV actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee appeared before Pant Nagar Police station to record her statement in connection with the death of a businessman in Navi Mumbai. The businessman was missing since November 29 and his body was recovered yesterday.

According to a report in news agency ANI, the actress along with the ex- P.A of Prakash Mehta in the noughties was held by Pantnagar police in the mysterious murder of businessman Rajeshwar Udani.

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The 57-year-old business merchant had been reported missing from his office from November 28. The police had registered a missing case and launched a search for him. Reportedly, his mobile phone was tracked in Rabale, Navi Mumbai before the signal was lost. On December 4, since he remained untraced, the family suspected something amiss and registered a police complaint with the police. 

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As per ANI, his highly decomposed body, without any apparent injuries, was found late on December 5 and bereft of any identity paper. He was identified by his son from the clothes and shoes he was wearing.

Investigators suspect Rajeshwar Udani's kidnappers may have killed him at another location before dumping the body in a forest at Panvel, near Mumbai.

Police investigations and call data records have revealed that Mr Udani was a regular at some bars and in touch with several women, including from the glamour and entertainment industry, through Sachin Pawar.

Admitting that Pawar was with him from 2004 to 2009, Mehta on Friday evening said since then he had severed all links with him and claimed that he had been sacked from the BJP after he contested a BMC election as an independent.

Police have questioned two dozen persons and are on the lookout for the vehicle which picked up the victim on the night he went missing.

Dancer-model Devoleena Bhattacharjee, 28, is also an award-winning actress seen in several TV serials notably as Gopi Bahu in the popular serial "Saath Nibhana Sathiya", apart from reality shows.