Six people were arrested for allegedly killing a 22-year-old in Bhandup and for rioting later on Wednesday night. According to the Bhandup police, a group of six was having alcohol together when they got into a scuffle with another group that was drinking nearby and assaulted them. The accused group assaulted the other group with a knife, an iron knuckleduster and a bamboo stick. They fled from the spot after the incident and were tracked down by the Bhandup police within 12 hours. One of the accused has multiple murder cases against him.

According to the police, around 12.30 am on November 16, Kalpesh Chavhan, Suraj Bhalerao, Hritik Shelar, Chetan Natekar, Ashish Vane, and Sangram Jadhav were having a get-together in front of Janata Flour Mill in Konkan Nagar. The accused, Aniket Ambre, Swapnil Ambre, Vinay Raut, Ganesh Kolpate, Mayur Koran aka Dudh, Nitesh Parab aka Chicho, were sitting opposite them and drinking.