MBA student murder case: 2 acquitted

Sadhu and Goel were arrested in October 2010 by the Sarkhej police days after the decomposed body of Priyanka was found at a canal on the SG Highway near Nirma University.

Mahendra Sadhu,son of a local BJP leader and builder Chandu Sadhu,was engaged to Priyanka.

According to police,Mahendra wanted to get rid of Priyanka since he wanted to unite with his girlfriend Disha Dave.

Investigators claimed that Mahendra was not happy with the engagement since it was forced on him by his parents.

Priyanka’s father Chandrakant Ramanuj had been working with Mahendra’s father Chandu Sadhu for many years and they were close friends.

The police had claimed that the day Priyanka went missing,she had met Mahendra who was accompanied by his friend Hardik.

The three went to a drive-in cinema to watch a movie. On their way,the accused gave the victim a soft drink spiked with sleeping pills. After she fell unconscious,Mahendra allegedly smothered her with a pillow,which the police had recovered.

Later,the accused allegedly dumped the body at a canal on SG Highway.

The Sarkhej police said they will challenge the acquittal in the High Court,adding they had produced all the evidence since the beginning,which was the reason why the accused never got a bail.