Palghar: Labourer stabbed to death in Vasai, one accused arrested

The police have arrested a 28yearold man for allegedly stabbing a labourer to death in Maharashtras Palghar district within 24 hours of the crime an official said on Monday reported news agency PTIThe Vasai crime branch nabbed the accused Kushnu Ramrai Hembram a native of Jharkhand in connection with the fatal attack that occurred on December 18 said senior inspector Aviraj Kurhade of the MiraBhayandar VasaiVirar MBVV police reported PTIAn unidentified man was found with multiple stab wounds in the bushes near an industrial estate in Gauraipada Vasai East and he succumbed to his injuries A murder case was registered at Waliv police station and the victim was later identified as Tata Kirsun Hembram 30 a labourer residing in Golani Vasai East he said reported PTIPreliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased was last seen with a person from his native village on the night of December 17 he saidActing on this lead the police team traced and detained the suspect from Chinchpada Vasai East the official saidDuring interrogation the suspect Hembram admitted to having repeatedly stabbed the victim on the face shoulder and neck with a sickle due to a longstanding family dispute he said reported PTINepali man held for murdering brother in VasaiIn another case a man hailing from Nepal was arrested in Vasai in Palghar district for allegedly murdering his brother a senior police official said on Saturday reported PTISuraj Mohan Bahadur Nepali 30 assaulted his brother Yogesh Mohan Bahadur Nepali 35 on Thursday after a minor dispute leading to the latters death Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Madan Ballal said reported PTIThe two hail from Bhanumati district in Nepal and were living in Sativali in Vasai East Both worked at a local hotel We arrested Suraj Mohan within two hours of the crime while he was planning to flee to Nepal A murder case has been registered at Pelhar police station and further probe is underway the ACP said reported PTIGrocer held for murdering customerMeanwhile the Thane Rural Police have identified a man whose decomposed body was found in a water stream at Kalamgaon in Shahapur taluka and solved a murder case within days by arresting a grocer officials said on Saturday reported PTIThe investigation revealed that the accused identified as Vitthal Ratan Pardhi assaulted Balu Vir 42 with a weapon on December 7 and dumped his body into the water stream police stated in an official release reported PTIThe murder was a fallout of a quarrel after Pardhi refused to lend groceries to VirPolice registered a case for murder and destruction of evidenceWith inputs from PTI