(India) Tikku Murder Case, Small-Time Actress Simran Sood Arrested

A small time Bollywood actress Silvia Sood has been arrested by police for questioning in connection with the murder of 65-year-old Arun Kumar Tikku, a businessman from New Delhi, in his apartment at the source Lokhandwala police Saturday night, said here. Record the statement of Silvia, who was arrested last night.

Vijay Palande The first defendant, who introduced himself as Karan Sood had met the victim and the child actor Bollywood actor Anuj through Simran. Palande Anuj had told his sister Silvia. Palande, Dhananjay Shinde and Manoj Gajkosh were caught yesterday in connection with the murder. Meanwhile, a departmental inquiry has been ordered against four of the policemen accompanying Palande during the time he escaped, but was later re-arrested.

He was about to leave for Mumbai International Airport to fly to Thailand, said a police official.

Preliminary research has suggested that the trio had conspired to usurp three floors of the deceased in a high rise building in Lokhandwala area, police sources said.

The three accused were produced before a local court, which referred Shinde judicial custody until 13 April and sent Gajkosh and Palande police custody until April 23.