on 20 august 2013, the police stated that it is under suspicion that it was a planned murder because the assailants were aware dabholkar stays in pune only on mondays and tuesdays. chavan stated on 26 august 2013 that the police have some clues about his murder. on 2 september, the police stated that 7 surveillance cameras had captured footage of the two assassins, and the footage had been sent to a london-based forensic lab for analysis.