Maharashtra: Two persons arrested for killing friend after dispute in Thane

The Bhiwandi Police in Maharashtra`s Thane district have arrested two persons for killing their friend following a dispute in Thane district, an official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, on Monday at around 10.30 am, the body of the victim, identified as Aklesh Jaysingh Chouhan (36), resident of Goregaon in neighbouring Mumbai, was found in a forest on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan road in Thane.

The police rushed to he spot after being alerted by passers-by and shifted the body to a government hospital for post-mortem, Shanti Nagar police inspector Atul Adurkar told PTI.

The official said the victim`s head was found smashed with a stone.

As per the probe, the victim and his two friends consumed liquor in the forest area on Sunday night and had a quarrel over some petty issue.
Following the dispute, the two accused allegedly smashed the victim`s head with a stone when he was fast asleep, the official said.

Based on a complaint by the victim`s brother, an FIR has been registered against the two accused under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and they were arrested on Monday, he said.

One of the arrested accused had a case earlier registered against him at the Bhiwandi police station, the official said.

Woman booked for stabbing niece with beer bottle in Navi Mumbai

A case has been registered against a woman who allegedly attacked and injured her 20-year-old niece with a beer bottle following an argument in Maharashtra`s Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

The police on Monday registered a case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused, Noori Tufik Shaikh, an official said.

The victim and accused were street vendors at Turbhe railway station and Thane-Belapur road, he said.

The incident took place on Sunday night near a bridge on the Thane-Belapur road, where the duo entered into an argument, and the accused hit her niece with a beer bottle, he said.

She then stabbed the victim in the neck with a broken bottle, seriously injuring her, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made in the case so far.

(with PTI inputs)