India, Oct. 21 -- Investigation into the recent armed attack on shipping company owner, Rana Suryawanshi, in Baramati has revealed that contract killers were assigned the job for a sum of Rs.2 lakh. The Baramati taluka police have arrested two men and detained a minor in connection with the case.

According to the police, Suryawanshi was attacked by two unidentified men near Payal dhaba on Palakhi highway on October 18. Based on a complaint lodged by Lakshmikant Mahadev Suryawanshi, a case was registered at the Baramati taluka police station on October 19 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Arms Act.

During the investigation, the police identified the accused as Parth Vasudev Awathale, 19, a resident of Kha...