Man Found Hanging from Tree in Mumbai: Police Register Murder Case, Arrest Two Persons

Two months after a person was discovered hanging from a tree in Mumbai, the town police have transformed the Unintentional Loss of life Report (ADR) right into a case of homicide and arrested two individuals on this connection, an official mentioned.

On April 19, the physique was discovered hanging from a tree within the Chembur space in Mumbai.

Although initially, the police registered an ADR, they suspected the person was killed as some marks had been discovered on the physique, the official from Tilak Nagar police station mentioned on Wednesday.

When the police enquired with residents of the locality the place the physique was discovered, some individuals informed them that they noticed two males assaulting the sufferer on the day of the incident.

The individuals additionally informed the police that they’d tried to intervene, however later left from there because the attackers didn’t hearken to them, the official mentioned.

Based mostly on the inputs, the police scanned CCTV footage of the locality and picked up extra particulars.

With the assistance of technical proof, the police on Wednesday arrested the 2 accused, recognized as Gautam Borade alias Taklaya (28) and Afzal Sheikh (20), the official mentioned.

Throughout questioning, the accused informed the police that they’d killed the person and later hanged the physique utilizing a material rope, he mentioned.

The accused additionally informed the police that on the day of the incident, the three of them had been drunk. The person abused them following which the accused, in a match of rage, assaulted him severely and he died, the official mentioned.

A case has been registered towards the accused beneath varied Indian Penal Code sections, together with 302 (homicide), the police added.

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