Duo kills Beed hotel owner; ‘your father lying here’, prime accused tells victim’s son over phone

A 43-year-old hotel owner was allegedly killed by two persons over a financial dispute, with the prime accused informing the victim's son about the attack over the phone, police said on Friday.

The incident took place in Parli Vaijnath town on Thursday night, they said.

According to police, victim Karbhari Narayan Andhale had been locked in a monetary dispute with the accused Sachin Rathod and Sumit Pawar.

Andhale got into an argument with the accused over the same matter, during which the duo slit his throat. As he lay in a pool of blood, Rathod called his son and told him over the phone, ''I have attacked your father. He is lying here'', the official said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead, said an official.

One of the accused has been apprehended, and efforts are underway to trace the other, he added.

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