The police have taken into custody two suspects Rajesh Shivprasad Sakhare (22) and Dinesh Ramrao Yadav (16) on the charge of kidnapping, assaulting and clubbing Mukesh Dilip Gajbhiye to death and for trying to destroy the evidence yesterday.

Police sources said the duo had picked up Mukesh, a resident of Ajni railway quarters, took him to a house near Dighori octroi-post, beat him to death and buried his body in the same house.

Preliminary findings suggested that the duo was after extracting part of some money received by Mukesh's father recently. One of the suspects also resides in Ajni railway quarters.

A ninth standard boy was murdered in front of the gate of Dinanath High School in Dhantoli by two tenth standard students on a frivolous issue a month ago.

A college teacher owning a telephone booth was stabbed to death inside thebooth after he objected to a student misusing the telephone facility.