Three held for murder of man amid Holi celebrations in Thane

Three persons were arrested in connection with the death of a man amid Holi celebrations in Thane district on March 14 a police official said on Friday reported news agency PTISatyaprakash Upadhyaya was part of group celebrating the festival by spraying water on each other in Varap village which led to a dispute with Krishna Singh Surabh Chanda and Manish Singh Kalyan Taluka police station senior inspector Suresh Kadam said reported PTIThe three pushed a water hose into his pants causing severe internal injuries after water entered his body through the anus Upadhyaya was taken to a hospital in Ulhasnagar and then transferred to KEM Hospital in Mumbai where he died on March 17 As per the post mortem report he died of forced water intrusion the official said reported PTIKrishna Singh Surabh Chanda and Manish Singh have been arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for murder and other offences he added60yearold woman killed at home in Thane district jewellery lootedA 60yearold woman was murdered and jewellery was looted from her home in Maharashtras Thane district a police official said on Friday reported PTIRajni Patkar was alone in her apartment at a housing complex in Kalyan when she was targeted on Thursday evening Police said there was forced entry to the house reported PTIThe official said that Patkar who was found in a pool of blood died at the scene Her mangalsutra and other jewellery in the house are missing he saidA case has been registered and police are going through CCTV footage of the area for leads the official addedTwo brothers murdered by group of five over old enmity in NashikTwo brothers were killed allegedly by a group of persons over an old enmity in Maharashtras Nashik city a police official said on Thursday reported PTIThe incident took place in Ambedkarwadi in Bodhale Nagar at 930pm on Wednesday and the deceased have been identified as siblings Umesh Jadhav 32 and Prashant Jadhav 30 the official said reported PTIThe two were attacked with sharp weapons and iron rods They were rushed to the district hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival The attackers have been identified as Sagar Garad Anil Redekar Sachin Redekar Yogesh Rokde and Avinash alias Sonu Ushire and efforts are on to nab them he said reported PTIThe attack was the fallout of an old enmity and also due to efforts to establish supremacy in the area A case has been registered under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder and other offences the Upnagar police station official addedWith inputs from PTI