The Mahidharpura police recovered the man’s body from near Natraj cinema at Lal Darwaja on Tuesday afternoon, which was later sent for a post-mortem examination to the New Civil Hospital. The body was identified as that of Mohan Patel, a resident of Gotalawadi tenement in Katargam area, who polished diamonds in the Khodiar Krupa diamond factory at Katargam.

Preliminary investigations revealed that he had friendly relations with 18-year-old Kalpesh Patel, a resident of Patelwadi slums at Lal Darwaja. On interrogation, Kalpesh confessed to having killed Patel for forcing him to have a homosexual relationship with him. He had come in contact with Mohan Patel at the Sargar paan stall at Lal Darwaja crossroads, which both visited at same time.

On Monday night, Mohan asked him to accompany him to the Natraj theatre for some work. On finding a deserted place, Mohan asked him to have a homosexual relationship with him. On his refusal, Mohan threatened to kill him and even slapped and punched and later tried to rip his clothes. On finding no way to escape, Kalpesh took a stone lying on the ground and inflicted repeated wounds on Mohan's head before escaping from the spot. Mahidharpura police inspector A R Desai said, "We have arrested Kalpesh. This teenage boy was forced to have a homosexual relationship with Mohan, who stays with his wife and children and works in the diamond firm in Katargam.