Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Goa
 
Panaji, Oct 24: The gang of serial killers arrested by Goa police has confessed of killing a commercial sex worker operating from Meera road, Mumbai, police said.

Chandrakant Talwar and Syron Rodrigues, two accused arrested in the serial killings, have confessed before state police that they had strangulated one Priti, working as a commercial sex worker and threw her body in bushes in Manikpur police station in Thane district. With the recent confession, the toll of murders committed by the gang goes up to six, all women.

Deputy inspector general Ravindra Yadav told reporters that although the accused have confessed to killing the woman, the facts will be verified with the respective police station.  The girl was killed sometimes around last week of September and first week of October, Yadav said.

Talwar and Rodrigues along with their two accomplices – Grishma Talwar and a 16-year-old girl were arrested by Goa police for series of murder cases. The gang has confessed to killing four women in Goa whose bodies were found between October 12 and October 13 and also a woman at Virar in Mumbai whose highly decomposed body was found in the roadside bushes.

Yadav said that the duo has stated that Priti, who met them at Nala Sopara was knowing Talwar and was given a lift in the car when on the way to Mumbai. While Rodrigues was driving, Talwar, who was sitting at the rear seat strangulated Priti to death with a thin wire and later flung the body in the bushes.

The accused, during the interrogation, has stated that they were on their way back to Mumbai from Goa and Priti owed Talwar Rs 2,000. The DIG said that the mobile phone belonging to Priti was recovered from Talwar’s possession when he was arrested for serial murder cases. Talwar, Rodrigues and Grishma were arrested in Mumbai this week and 16-year-old girl was arrested from St Cruz, a suburb of Panaji.