A money lender who bought one of the world's most expensive
shirts made entirely of gold has been allegedly battered to death, police said.
Datta Phuge shot into the global limelight in 2013 when he
bought a shirt made with more than 3kg of gold and worth $250,000 (£186,943).
Four persons have been detained for questioning. Police
suspect dispute over money led to the murder.
The police said some 12 people attacked Mr Phuge, 48, in
Pune on Thursday night.
One of the suspects had invited Mr Phuge and his 22-year-old
son to celebrate a birthday at an open ground in Dighi area when the men
attacked him with stones and a sharp weapon.
Police said the son had witnessed his father being murdered
and had been spared by the alleged killers.
"However, we are investigating how Mr Phuge reached the
open ground where he was murdered," Dighi police station inspector Navnath
Ghogare told the Press Trust of India news agency.
Mr Phuge often wore gold all over his body: his knuckles,
neck, and wrists were weighed down by signet rings, chunky bracelets, and a
medallion.
"Some people ask me why I'm wearing so much gold but it
was my dream. People have different aspirations. Some elite people want to own
an Audi or Mercedes, and have big cars. I chose gold," he told the BBC in
2013.
Culled from BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36804209
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