Mumbai-Nine years after the murder of Assistant Police Inspector Ashwini Bidre-Green in 2016, a court in Panvel sentenced President Medal winner former senior police inspector Abhay Kurundkar to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000. 20,000. Abhay Kurundkar and his junior Ashwini had extramarital affairs. When Ashwini insisted on marriage, Kurundkar killed Ashwini, cut her body and threw her into Vasai Bay.
Additional Sessions Judge of Panvel K.K. Yes. Kurudkar was convicted by the judge on 5 April and reserved his sentence till the hearing. Kurundkar’s colleague Kundan Bhandari and bank employee and close friend Mahesh Phatnikar have been convicted of destroying the evidence and sentenced to seven years in jail. Another accused Gyan Dev alias Raju Patil was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
The matter is mainly resolved on the basis of strong circumstances and technical evidence. In this case, Ashwini Bidre’s body never found because she was thrown into the bay. The hearing of the case was initially in Alibag District Court and later it was shifted to the newly formed Panvel Sessions Court. There was a love affair between Kurudkar and Bidre, but Kurudkar broke his relationship with Bidre’s frequent marriage. Ashwini Bidre’s husband Raju Gore and his daughter Suchi Gore demanded maximum punishment for Kurundkar.
Assistant Police Inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gor (37) of the Human Rights Cell of Navi Mumbai was missing since 15 April 2016. The crime was registered on the basis of the complaint of Bidre’s brother Anand Bidre. The police registered a case of kidnapping against Kurundkar, his driver Bhandari and his friends Gyan Dev Patil and Phatnikar. Later, a detailed investigation also added the charge of murder. According to the police, there were extramarital affairs between Kurundkar and Bidre. Kurundkar, with the help of other people, killed Bidre at Mukund Plaza in Bhayandar on 15 April 2016. His body was cut into pieces and placed in the fridge and later filled in two trucks and a sack and thrown into the Vasai Bay.
Bidre and Karundkar were contacted after the posting.
Ashwini Bidre was preparing for competitive examinations since the year 2000. He married Raju Gore in the year 2020. Within a year of marriage, Ashwin passed the examination and obtained the post of Sub -Inspector of Police. He was posted in the police force in Pune and later in Sangli. Meanwhile, he was introduced to Kurundkar. Bidre Ratnagiri came to Ratnagiri after getting promotion in 2013. Kurundkar often used to visit him here. Ashwini’s husband and father came to know about this. Shortly thereafter, Bidre’s disappearance was reported.
Court’s displeasure over the apathy of the police
The court criticized the police for delay in registering a case of murder. Preliminary investigation was also interrupted due to political pressure. The judge criticized the officials responsible for the delay and demanded disciplinary action against him. The court said that this has delayed the case by one year.
Despite involvement in murder case, name for presidential medal was sent
When Kurundkar was awarded the President’s Medal for commendable service on the Republic Day of 2017, the court expressed surprise that the police department suggested his name for the prestigious medal somehow despite his involvement in a murder case. The court questioned the veracity of the police. The court also suggested that an inquiry should be done against the officials who suggest Kurudkar’s name.
Kurundkar, who was working in Thane Rural Police at the time of the incident, was arrested on 7 December 2017. He was then dismissed from service. Currently, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sangeeta Shinde Alphonso, posted in Palghar, investigated.
Kurundkar trapped in the trap of Google Map data and tracking technology
Police strengthened the case based on call data records (CDR), witnesses statements, chemical analysis reports and other situations. The matter proved to be a major challenge for the investigators. According to government lawyer Pradeep Gharat, Google Maps data and tracking technology showed that Kurudkar was present in Vasai Creek on the day of murder. This important evidence proved his involvement. Kurundkar made false records to escape. He alleged that the police had made an incorrect entry in the logbook to prove that he was on patrol at the time of the murder.
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