Cop held in Gadchiroli for gunning down father-in-law

NAGPUR: Naik police constable Manoj Gawade, attached to Aheri headquarters ‘Pranhita’, was arrested after shooting his father-in-law Maroti Mattami to death at his residence in Dharmapura ward on Wednesday during a domestic feud.
In another incident, also on Wednesday, social worker Duryadhan Raipure was found murdered at his residence at Phule ward in Gadchiroli. He was repeatedly assaulted with a sharp weapon by the assailants.The motive behind the murder of the unmarried social worker was not known.
SDPO, Aheri, Amol Thakur, said Gawade had fired two shots from his 9mm service pistol. “The victim (Mattami) was hit by the first gunshot but Gawade fired the second time, which missed as his wife intervened,” he said.
It’s learnt Gawade and Mattami had been at loggerheads over domestic differences, due to the cop’s bitter relations with his wife. It was during the fight that Gawade had used his service pistol to shoot Mattami. Aheri police had arrested Gawade from the spot.