An Indian businessman, Datta Phuge who
made headlines in 2013 for buying one of
the world's most expensive shirts, a
customised gold shirt worth 12.7 million
rupees, around $240,000 dollars at the time,
which was made entirely of gold has been
beaten to death in western India, according
to a report Friday.
It was made up of 14,000 pieces of 22-carat
gold, weighed 3.32 kilogrammes (7.3
pounds) and was put together by 15
craftsmen over 16 days.
Phuge was a money lender from Pune in
Maharashtra state and was nicknamed, "gold
man", a title he cherished.
Police said Phuge,was attacked and killed by
12 assailants brandishing stones and sharp
weapons on Thursday night after one of the
suspects invited him and his son to a
birthday party, according to the Press Trust
of India (PTI) news agency.
According to local police inspector Navnath
Ghogare:
"As per preliminary information,
Phuge and his son were invited by one
of the suspects, who know each other,
to celebrate a birthday. However, we
are investigating how Phuge reached
the open ground where he was
murdered."
Phuge's 22-year-old son witnessed his father
being murdered and had been spared by the
alleged killers, he added, saying that police
suspected the motive could have been a
dispute over a money transaction.
Four suspects have since been detained.
Phuge loved gold and the fame that came
with his shirt.
"Everybody knows me as the 'gold
man' in the whole region. Other rich
people spend one crore (10 million
rupees) to buy Audis or Mercedes, to
buy what they like. What crime have I
done? I just love gold," he told AFP in
2013. "Gold has always been my
passion since a young age. I've always
worn gold as jewellery in the form of
bracelets, rings, chains," he added.
Source: Press Trust of India
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