The Mulund police have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly sodomising his moneylender and inserting a lit candle in his private parts when the latter demanded his money back. The police said the victim had given some money to the accused that he had not returned and when a quarrel broke out between them, the accused tied  the victim’s hands and sodomised him. The victim is admitted to Sion hospital for treatment for burns.

The accused was identified as Suresh Maske, 34, a resident of Mulund and a contractual worker with the BMC. The police said the incident occured on July 6 at 2 pm in a locked godown in Mulund Colony where the accused had called the victim. There the victim again demanded his Rs 5,000 back.