A 56-year-old man was stabbed to demise by a roadside dweller in a brawl over a resting place on Saturday night time in Khadki. In line with the police, the deceased has been recognized as Mangesh Bhagaji Bhadrike (56). He was murdered by accused Vikas Ramchandra Gaikwad (52) close to the Khadki Bazar space on Saturday.
Police mentioned the accused was a scrap collector within the locality. On Saturday at round 10:30 pm, the 2 bought into an argument, which culminated within the accused stabbing Bhadrike with a pointy knife.
Police discovered Bhadrike severely injured and rushed him to the close by hospital the place the physician declared him lifeless on arrival. Within the autopsy report, police got here to know that Bhadrike was stabbed to demise.
Mansingh Patil, police inspector (Crime) at Khadki police station mentioned, “There was no CCTV protection within the locality. In the course of the inquiry, we discovered an eyewitness who overheard their dispute, and primarily based on his info, we launched a search and apprehended the accused.”
Later as per the inputs from the accused, police recovered the homicide weapon thrown away within the close by space by the accused.
A case has been registered at Khadki police station beneath IPC part 302 (homicide) and an investigation is underway.