Man stabbed to death after argument at wedding function; two minors detained

A 21yearold man was allegedly stabbed to death at a wedding function in Thanes Shahapur area and his body dumped in a river a police official said on Sunday according to the PTIThe police has detained two juveniles in connection with the matter a police official said on SundayThe incident took place on March 25 in Kajgaon Shahapur police station inspector Jitendra Thakur said the PTI reportedTractor driver Balu Wagh and one of the detained minors had an argument while dancing at the function The matter escalated leading to the minor and his friend stabbing Wagh to death at an isolated place nearby They dumped the body in Bhatsa river and fled he said as per the PTIThe body was found on March 26 and a probe zeroed in on the two 17yearold suspect They have been charged with murder under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the news agency reported on SundayThe two are now in a remand home in Bhiwandi Thakur addedMaharashtra Latur police seize two countrymade pistols 17yearold boy heldMeanwhile in an another incident in Latur district of Maharashtra a 17yearold boy was detained in Latur district allegedly with two countrymade pistols and two bullets a Crime Branch official said on Sunday reported the PTIThe teen was held on Saturday by a team under inspector Sanjeevan Mirkale he addedHis associate is absconding Two countrymade pistols and two bullets were seized from the juvenile the official saidEarlier this month the Ulhasnagar Police in Thane district of Maharashtra have arrested a murder case convict recently released from prison for alleged possession of an illegal countrymade pistol and a live cartridge the police officials had earlier this month saidThe accused has been identified as Praveen alias Golu Ashok Verma who was alleged found in possession of the weapon said an officialAccording to the police constable Siddharth Gaikwad received a tipoff that Verma had procured weapons to commit a crime Acting on this information a team led by Assistant Police Inspector API Mohan Srivas along with officers Avinash Jadhav Santosh Jadhav and Gaikwad tracked Verma to Idea Gate in Gulshan Nagar Shahad near Kalyan in Thane district They intercepted him and upon searching recovered the illegal firearm and ammunition from his possessionThe police said Verma a resident of Titwala was convicted of murder in 2018 and sentenced to seven years in prison He was released in November 2024with PTI inputs