Anand Parmar: Murder charges over man found in Leicester car
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Anand Parmar was found by officers in a vehicle in Brighton Road
Three men have been charged with murder after a man was found with fatal injuries in a car stopped by police.
The red Vauxhall Astra was pulled over by officers on Brighton Road in Leicester at about 03:00 BST on Monday.
When the car was searched, Anand Parmar was found with multiple injuries, and died in hospital.
The three charged are Jurrat Khan, 25, of Wakerley Road, Renaldo Baptiste, 34, of Marsh Close, and Jeffery Carew, 22, also of Marsh Close.
Mr Khan and Mr Baptiste have been remanded in custody.
Leicestershire Police said both appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Mr Carew is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday and has also been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A and an assault relating to a different person.
A 40-year-old woman and two men, aged 44 and 34, who were all arrested on Tuesday, have been released on bail, as has a 34-year-old woman arrested on Thursday.
Leicestershire Police said a post-mortem examination found Mr Parmar - who was also known as Andy - died as a result of "significant injuries" to his head and chest.
Mr Parmar's family said in a statement released by police on Wednesday that they were "completely heartbroken by what's happened and are struggling to come to terms with [their] loss".
They called on anybody with information to contact the police.
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