The police said that a murder accused in Maharashtra`s Thane, absconding for the last 14 years, has been arrested from Surat in Gujarat, reported news agency PTI.
The case pertains to a firing incident at an office of the Shiv Sena in Ambernath area of Thane district on November 24, 2011.
A local leader`s bodyguard, Shyamsundar Yadav, was killed in the attack, the police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.
Following the incident, the Shivajinagar police here registered a case on various charges, including murder, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy.
While some of the Thane murder accused were arrested earlier and one was killed in a police encounter, Rajesh Ramshiromani Shukla (51) had managed to escape, a police release said, reported PTI.
He had been constantly shifting locations to evade arrest, the police said.
Acting on technical analysis, mobile surveillance, and intelligence inputs, the police recently tracked him down to Surat, reported PTI.
A police team laid a trap and nabbed the Thane murder accused from Surat on Tuesday, the release said.
Man kills father after fight over money for exam fees; arrested
In another case, a man allegedly killed his 70-year-old father after a dispute over not being given money to pay the fees for a competitive exam in Maharashtra`s Latur district, police said, reported PTI.
The incident occurred in Hinpallner village on Tuesday, following which the accused was arrested, they said.
The victim`s family used to survive by selling vegetables and working as daily wage labourers, reported PTI.
The 24-year-old accused, identified as Ajay Panchal, had completed his education up to class 12. He was preparing for police recruitment exams and had been repeatedly asking his father for money to pay the fees for it, according to an official from Chakur police station, reported PTI.
On Monday night, heavy rains soaked the household`s firewood used as fuel and rendered it unusable. The wife of the victim, Devidas Kashiram Panchal, then purchased a gas cylinder to meet immediate needs, reported PTI.
When Ajay learned about the purchase, he confronted his parents, arguing they had money for the gas cylinder, but not for his exam fees, reported PTI.
His mother tried to pacify him and told him she would arrange the money by morning, but Ajay demanded it immediately, the official said.
Frustrated and unable to get the money, the accused argued with his father early Tuesday morning.
In a fit of rage, he then allegedly struck his father on the head with a wooden stick. The elderly man died on the spot, the official said, reported PTI.
Upon hearing the commotion, neighbours rushed to the scene.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim`s wife, the police registered a case of murder against Ajay and arrested him, the official said.
(With inputs from PTI)
