Maharashtra: 5 held for Nagpur history-sheeter's murder

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Hours after a history-sheeter was murdered in Sonegaon area of Nagpur, five people were arrested on Tuesday for alleged involvement in the crime, police said.

Nilesh Naidu, who was released on bail just a few days ago, was killed by some people with sharp weapons on Khamla- Jitala road on Monday night, an official said.

Five people were arrested for the crime a few hours after the incident, he said.

"Naidu had an altercation with one of the accused, a shop owner, over two of the latter''s friends getting bail in a murder case. Matters escalated and the shop owner got his friends together and killed Naidu," the Sonegaon police station official added.

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