History-sheeter held for slitting estate agent’s throat

A history-sheeter was arrested for allegedly murdering estate agent Shubham Tiwari over a flat dispute in Nalasopara East, following a bar argument.

Mumbai: A history-sheeter from Nalasopara East was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering a 30-year-old estate agent by slashing his neck following a dispute over a flat sale. The accused was arrested within four hours of the crime.

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According to the police, the deceased, Shubham Tiwari, and the accused, Pintu Thakur, had an ongoing dispute over a property transaction and had met at a local bar to discuss the issue on Tuesday night. At around 10.30 pm, the two allegedly got into another argument and a fight broke out, after which they dispursed.

“Tiwari began walking back to his house in Jijai Nagar, Moregaon, when Thakur reportedly followed him on a motorcycle. When he caught up with Tiwari, Thakur pulled out a knife and slit his neck before fleeing on his two-wheeler,” said a police officer.

Passersby said Tiwari was bleeding profusely and collapsed. They rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he died during treatment in the early hours of Wednesday. Police registered a case of murder under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sent the body for post-mortem.

“We have arrested the accused and recovered the knife used in the crime. He will be produced before the court on Thursday,” a Tulinj police officer said.