A man allegedly killed a 27-year-old person over an old dispute while the latter was chatting with his friends in Mumbai`s Shivaji Nagar area, police said, reported news agency PTI.
The incident took place at Lotus Colony in Shivaji Nagar on Monday night.
The victim, Aslam Qureshi, was with his friends when the accused, identified as Nazim, reached the place. He allegedly slit the victim`s throat with a sharp weapon and also stabbed him, an official from Shivaji Nagar police station said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
Qureshi was rushed to the Rajawadi Hospital and later shifted to Sion Hospital, where he died during treatment, the official said, reported PTI.
The accused fled from the spot after the incident but was later caught by police from the locality.
He told the police that his brother and Qureshi had a dispute in 2022, and he attacked the latter over it, the official said, reported PTI.
The accused has been booked on various charges, including murder, the police added.
Seven arrested in Thane double murder case booked under MCOCA
In another case, the police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of two cousins in Thane district last month, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
The seven accused, including the main perpetrator Vicky Mhatre, were part of an organised criminal gang involved in a series of violent crimes over the past decade, district Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr D S Swami said, reported PTI.
The gang allegedly targeted 42-year-old Praful Tangdi due to previous enmity and monitored his movements before fatally attacking him on August 11, he said.
Tangdi was attacked inside his office at Khardi village in Bhiwandi with swords and other weapons. When his cousin and office staff member Chetan Tangdi (22) tried to intervene and save him, he too was assaulted and killed by the accused, the police said in a release, reported PTI.
The Bhiwandi Taluka police initially registered an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act.
Following the registration of the case, the police launched a massive manhunt, deploying multiple teams and leveraging both intelligence and technical surveillance to track down the suspects. All seven accused were subsequently arrested.
“Upon investigating their criminal backgrounds, we found these individuals had been involved in serious and heinous crimes since 2013. Their offences include unlawful assembly, assault, attempt to murder, and illegal possession of weapons. The consistent pattern of criminal behavior indicated that they operated as a structured gang, which warranted the application of MCOCA,” the SP stated, reported PTI.
The police were probing the extent of the gang`s criminal network and its possible links to other cases.
(With inputs from PTI)
