The son of a Navi Mumbai-basedbuilder, who was shot dead last week, today claimed that hehas been receiving death threats on his mobile phone anddemanded a CBI probe into the murder.
Sunilkumar Loharia was gunned down by two assailantsoutside his office in Vashi, Navi Mumbai on Saturday last.
His son Sandeep claimed he received a call on hiscellphone yesterday and the unidentified caller threatened to"kill my family if I do not stop going to the media."
The caller also stated that his father was "silenced"for trying to expose the "nexus" between the police, buildersand officials of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and itsurban planning agency CIDCO, he said.
Sandeep said he does not trust Navi Mumbai Police, whoare probing the daylight murder which was captured on camera.
"I don't feel my family is safe. I do not trust cophere," Sandeep said, adding, "a CBI probe should be initiatedinto the case."
Locals had caught one of the assailants, VishwakarmaShettiar (35), from the spot while the other, Wazid Qureshi(28), was later arrested from his home in Mumbra town of Thanedistrict.
On Sunday, retired police officer and former'encounter specialist' Emmanuel Amolik (62) was arrested forallegedly ordering the hit on the 50-year-old real estatedeveloper, police said.
The motive of the killing was suspected to be businessrivalry, police have said.