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Cops net killers of unidentified man

While the Nehru Nagar police managed to arrest two youth for allegedly killing an unidentified man after a petty quarrel, they are yet to identify the murder victim.

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While the Nehru Nagar police managed to arrest two youth for allegedly killing an unidentified man after a petty quarrel, they are yet to identify the murder victim. An official of the Nehru Nagar police confirmed that Ganesh Sonawane, 19, alias Kanya and  Jayesh Londe, 21, alias Chinki, were arrested for the murder and remanded to police custody till January 30 by a local court.
During their interrogation, Sonawane and Londe — both residents of Patra chawl in Kurla (E) — have confessed to their crime.

According to the duo, the victim was sitting outside building 110 when they approached him and asked him to vacate the place for them to drink. But, the victim refused and abused them instead. The duo in a fit of anger picked up a liquor bottle and hit him on the head. Following this, they fled the spot leaving the injured victim bleeding.

In the incident that took place on January 15 night, the Nehru Nagar police was informed by the control room about “a man lying in a pool of blood outside the building 110”. The police rushed the victim to Rajawadi hospital at Ghatkopar, from where he was later shifted to Sion hospital. He died on January 18 while undergoing treatment following which a case of murder was registered.
During the interrogation, the police questioned several persons residing in the area where the murder took place and zeroed in Sonawane and Londe who confessed to the crime.

Meanwhile, the police appealed to the members of public to identify the body. They also sent detailed descriptions and the photograph of the victim to all police station across the city to locate the victim’s next of kin, said the official.

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