Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Navi Mumbai Man Sentenced to Life
A man named Prabhakar Devravji Dhotre was found guilty of killing two people in 2017.
The victims were an autorickshaw driver named Sandeep Gaikwad and his friend Sameer Shaikh.
The crime happened under a bridge in Navi Mumbai.
The judge decided Dhotre should spend the rest of his life in jail because he was very angry that the victims had taken money he had saved for his daughter's wedding.
The court found strong evidence against Dhotre, even though his lawyers said the evidence wasn't enough.
The judge also made Dhotre pay a fine of Rs 1,000.
Prabhakar Devravji Dhotre was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for the 2017 double murder of Sandeep Motiram Gaikwad and Sameer Aslam Shaikh.
The crime occurred under a bridge in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, with victims found with severe head and facial injuries.
Dhotre's motive was believed to be the theft of Rs 20,000 he had saved for his daughter's wedding.
The prosecution presented 13 witnesses and cogent evidence, leading to Dhotre's conviction.
The court dismissed the defence's arguments, including the lack of fingerprint evidence on the murder weapons.
- Who
- Prabhakar Devravji Dhotre, 46, from Turbhe, Navi Mumbai
- What
- Murder of autorickshaw driver Sandeep Motiram Gaikwad and his friend Sameer Aslam Shaikh
- When
- July 26, 2017
- Where
- Under a bridge in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai
- Why
- Dhotre believed the victims had stolen Rs 20,000 he had saved for his daughter's wedding
- Accused
- Prabhakar Devravji Dhotre
- Victims
- Sandeep Motiram Gaikwad and Sameer Aslam Shaikh
- Crime Date
- July 26, 2017
- Location
- Under a bridge in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai
- Sentence
- Rigorous life imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 1,000
- Judge
- Parag Sane
- Prosecution Witnesses
- 13