Mumbai: Man killed over dispute in Shivaji Nagar; accused held

A man allegedly killed a 27yearold person over an old dispute while the latter was chatting with his friends in Mumbais Shivaji Nagar area police said reported news agency PTIThe incident took place at Lotus Colony in Shivaji Nagar on Monday nightThe victim Aslam Qureshi was with his friends when the accused identified as Nazim reached the place He allegedly slit the victims throat with a sharp weapon and also stabbed him an official from Shivaji Nagar police station said on Tuesday reported PTIQureshi was rushed to the Rajawadi Hospital and later shifted to Sion Hospital where he died during treatment the official said reported PTIThe accused fled from the spot after the incident but was later caught by police from the localityHe told the police that his brother and Qureshi had a dispute in 2022 and he attacked the latter over it the official said reported PTIThe accused has been booked on various charges including murder the police addedSeven arrested in Thane double murder case booked under MCOCAIn another case the police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of two cousins in Thane district last month officials said on Tuesday reported PTIThe seven accused including the main perpetrator Vicky Mhatre were part of an organised criminal gang involved in a series of violent crimes over the past decade district Superintendent of Police SP Dr D S Swami said reported PTIThe gang allegedly targeted 42yearold Praful Tangdi due to previous enmity and monitored his movements before fatally attacking him on August 11 he saidTangdi was attacked inside his office at Khardi village in Bhiwandi with swords and other weapons When his cousin and office staff member Chetan Tangdi 22 tried to intervene and save him he too was assaulted and killed by the accused the police said in a release reported PTIThe Bhiwandi Taluka police initially registered an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the Arms ActFollowing the registration of the case the police launched a massive manhunt deploying multiple teams and leveraging both intelligence and technical surveillance to track down the suspects All seven accused were subsequently arrestedUpon investigating their criminal backgrounds we found these individuals had been involved in serious and heinous crimes since 2013 Their offences include unlawful assembly assault attempt to murder and illegal possession of weapons The consistent pattern of criminal behavior indicated that they operated as a structured gang which warranted the application of MCOCA the SP stated reported PTIThe police were probing the extent of the gangs criminal network and its possible links to other casesWith inputs from PTI