Thane: Cloth trader beaten to death by relatives over family dispute in Bhiwandi

The police said that a 23yearold cloth trader was allegedly beaten to death on Monday following a family dispute in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtrarsquos Thane district reported news agency PTIA murder case has been registered against three relatives of the deceased identified as Dilshad Maqbul Ahmed Shah and they have been detained police officials said The incident took place near a hotel in a slum area of Shantinagar reported PTIThe victim who was engaged in the business of selling clothes was originally from Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh and was currently residing in Bhiwandi police saidThe complaint was lodged by the victimrsquos elder brother Gulzar Maqbul Ahmed Shah 25 who is also a cloth trader and lives in the same locality Based on his statement police registered a case under sections 1031 murder and 35 common intention of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS against three relatives of the deceased reported PTIThe accused have been identified as Asif Abdulhakim Shah 20 Alihasan Abdulhakim Shah 23 and Muzaffar Abdulhakim Shah 25 all residents of Shantinagar in Bhiwandi reported PTISenior inspector Vinayak Gaikwad of Shantinagar Police Station said the accused and the deceased were related and knew each other well ldquoA family dispute had occurred earlier which later escalated into a violent attack resulting in the death of the victimrdquo he said reported PTIAccording to police the incident stemmed from a quarrel on January 25 during which the victim objected to mediation efforts by his maternal aunt and her husband Enraged by this the three accused allegedly assaulted Dilshad Shah with an iron rod inflicting fatal injuriesSenior police officers including the Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone II and the Assistant Commissioner of Police visited the crime scene and further investigation is underwayFive arrested in Latur for murder of Pune manIn another case police have arrested five persons aged between 18 and 20 years who fled to Latur district in central Maharashtra after allegedly murdering a young man in Pune officials said on Monday reported PTIThe action was taken by the Latur police Charlie team on the eve of Republic Day following suspicious movements spotted during routine patrollingAccording to the officials on Sunday the Charlie squad from the MIDC Police Station was conducting patrolling between Bhambari Chowk and Sai Naka Ring Road in Latur city when it spotted five persons sitting suspiciously under a tree in front of a petrol pump reported PTIWhen questioned they gave evasive replies leading police to detain them The team then shared their photographs on the official Pune Police WhatsApp group Within minutes it was revealed that all five were involved in the murder of a young man in the Kharadi area of Pune on January 24 the officials said reported PTIThe motive behind the murder was not yet knownA case was registered against them at Punes Wagholi Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS for murder along with provisions of the Arms Act reported PTIA Pune Police team later arrived in Latur and took custody of the accused all residents of the western Maharashtra districtWith inputs from PTI