Man found hanging from tree in Mumbai: Police register murder case, arrest two

Two months after a man was found hanging from a tree in Mumbai the city police have converted the Accidental Death Report ADR into a case of murder and arrested two persons in this connection an official told news agency PTIOn April 19 the body was found hanging from a tree in Chembur area in MumbaiThough initially the police registered an ADR they suspected the man was killed as some marks were found on the body the official from Tilak Nagar police station told PTI on WednesdayAccording to PTI when the police enquired with residents of the locality where the body was found some persons told them that they saw two men assaulting the victim on the day of the incidentThe persons also told the police that they had tried to intervene but later left from there as the attackers did not listen to them the official saidBased on the inputs the police scanned CCTV footage of the locality and collected more detailsWith the help of technical evidence the police on Wednesday arrested the two accused identified as Gautam Borade alias Taklaya 28 and Afzal Sheikh 20 the official told PTIDuring questioning the accused told the police that they had killed the man and later hanged the body using a cloth rope he saidThe accused also told the police that on the day of the incident the three of them were drunk The man abused them following which the accused in fit of rage assaulted him severely and he died the official told PTIA case has been registered against the accused under various Indian Penal Code sections including 302 murder the police addedMeanwhile three more stock brokers have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal trading of shares also called dabba trading Mumbai Police said on WednesdayThey allegedly used to get commission from the main accused in the case who has been already arrested for bringing investors an official told PTIUnit 11 of the Mumbai crime branch which is probing the case made the latest arrests from suburban Kandivali Dahisar and Borivali areas on Tuesday evening he addedDabba trading denotes illegal share trading outside the purview of recognized stock exchangesPolice had arrested the kingpin of the racket a 43yearold man on June 20His turnover during the period between March 23 to June 20 2023 was a whopping Rs 4672 crore the police official saidHe is accused of cheating the government of more than Rs 195 crore by not paying various taxes such as the security transaction tax capital gains tax stamp duty SEBI turnover fees and stock exchange turnover revenueWith inputs from PTI