HANOVER – On November 1, Hanover Township Detectives apprehended two individuals, Mr. Shrikantb Limbachia, 78, Whippany, and Mr. Ritesh Patel, 62, North Brunswick. Both men faced charges of witness tampering and Conspiracy to commit witness tampering. Their connection to these charges emerged from their employment at the Red Carpet Inn in Hanover Township.
The allegations of witness tampering trace back to an incident in July 2023 when Mr. Limbachia was charged with 4th-degree criminal sexual contact against a female resident of the Red Carpet Inn.
In August 2023, both Limbachia and Patel collaborated on composing a letter in which they asserted that the victim had fabricated the sexual assault story under the influence of a friend. They intended to coerce the victim into signing this letter, to present it during Limbachia’s criminal proceeding for the sexual assault, in the hope that it would result in the dismissal of the charges.
Subsequently, both individuals were taken into custody and transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility, where they awaited their scheduled court appearance.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite these accusations, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
