Mumbai crime: The Wadala police in Mumbai arrested a suspect involved in the alleged murder of a 75-year-old senior citizen and the subsequent destruction of evidence by burning the victim's body. The case had baffled investigators, but through human intelligence and technical evidence, the alleged murderer was tracked down within just five days, the police said.

The incident came to light on October 26 when Shrikant Sonawale, the railway station incharge of the Mumbai Port Trust's (BPT) informed the police about an unidentified body found between gate numbers 4 and 5. Immediately, the police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against an unknown person under sections 302 (Murder) and 201 (Destruction of Evidence), an official said.