Teen held for killing man after fight in Thane district

An official on Thursday said that the police have detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly killing a man after an altercation in Maharashtra`s Thane district, reported news agency PTI.

The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at Surai village in the Mankoli area of Bhiwandi town.

The boy and the 22-year-old man, both carpenters, were making furniture in a house where they had a quarrel over the issue of cooking food and washing utensils, Narpoli police station`s senior inspector Bharat Kamat said.

The boy then allegedly attacked the man, identified as Kaisar Azgar Ali, with a ply cutter, injuring him severely from shoulder to neck, he said, reported PTI.

The man was rushed to a hospital where he died on Wednesday evening while undergoing treatment, the official said.

The juvenile was detained and an FIR was registered against him under section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said, reported PTI.

The accused has been lodged at a remand home in Bhiwandi, the police added.

Fugitive autorickshaw driver held after 23 years for murder near Mumbai

For 23 years, Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed, an autorickshaw driver, evaded the law for a murder he allegedly committed in 2001, but it finally caught up with him, as the Maharashtra police have announced his arrest, reported PTI.

Sayyed (43) was wanted for a murder that he allegedly committed on October 14, 2001, when a passenger, Moharam Ali, then 56, stepped into his autorickshaw in Palghar district, neighbouring Mumbai, reported PTI.

A dispute over the fare erupted, and Sayyed, in a fit of rage, allegedly stabbed Moharam Ali repeatedly and escaped. Within an hour, Moharam Ali succumbed to his injuries.

Five months ago, the Crime Branch Unit-III of the Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar police decided to revisit the “cold case”, and a dedicated team, using traditional detective methods with modern surveillance techniques, finally nabbed Sayyed.

Senior Inspector Shahuraj Ranawre spearheaded the fresh investigation. “Our unit began actively pursuing the cold case around five months ago,” the official said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The team meticulously re-examined old records, examined witnesses and tracked down Moharam Ali`s relatives, offering them a glimmer of hope after years of despair.

The search for Sayyed extended far beyond Palghar, and police activated informants across the district and Mumbai and conducted extensive field checks in his native town in Uttar Pradesh.

After “extensive groundwork and technical surveillance”, Sayyed was located in Talasari in Palghar district and taken into custody on Monday.

He has since been handed over to the Virar police, where he will face the charges.

(With inputs from PTI)

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