Special Public Prosecutor Kalpana Chavan told the court that Dr Suresh Wagh, who was attached to Bombay Hospital, was murdered by his cook, domestic servant and two others at his Dadar residence on May 3, 1996. Wagh was rendered immobile after a paralytic attack in 1993.

Investigations by the Dadar police revealed that Kailash Giri was employed as a cook some few months before the incident. He later brought along Purshottam (14) from Orissa to work as a domestic servant in the household. On May 3, after Wagh's wife Usha, a cardioanasthesist attached to various city hospitals, left for work, Purushottam along with Kailash, Damodar Sahu and Sridhar Sahu allegedly strangulated and smothered Dr Wagh and escaped with ornaments and cash worth Rs 1.26 lakh to Calcutta. The accused were arrested from their native place HareKrishnapur in Orissa within three days of the incident.

While Kailash, Damodar and Sridhar was tried by the sessions court, Purshottam was tried and discharged by the juvenile court and handed over to his parents in 1996 after he pleaded guilty. Disturbed by the court verdict, Usha Wagh committed suicide soon after.

Kailash and Damodar were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 each for murder, three years RI under section 449 (house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death) and 450 (house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with life), five years RI under section 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) and seven years RI under section 397 (robbery or dacoity with an attempt to cause death or grievious hurt). All the charges will run concurrently. Sridhar Sahu was acquitted due to lack of adequate evidence.