There are no perfect crimes and the Ashwini Bidre case, once again proves the adage.

About four months after Ashwini Bidre went missing, the police began investigating the case.

Abhay Kurundkar, who was held guilty along with two accomplices on April 5, it appears was confident he would never have to face justice.

Even as the investigations were pending against him, Kurundkar used his influence to secure a nomination for the President’s Medal.

The role of Bidre’s husband Raju Gore and her younger brother Anand Bidre has been crucial. The duo pursued the case relentlessly and finally achieved justice.

We suspected murder from the very beginning but the accused were so powerful that we failed to get justice, Bidre’s husband Raju Gore said.

It is only after we raised this issue with the help of media that the authorities woke up and the investigation started.

There was also an attempt to get the investigating officer Sangeeta Alphonso replaced, however that was also foiled.

Kurundkar used his influence to suppress the crime and then to force the authorities to go slow on the investigations.