40-year-old found with throat slit in Mumbai; cops suspect friend’s role

Mumbai city news: The police suspect that a financial dispute triggered the killing.

A 40-year-old man was found dead with his throat slit at Kherwadi in Bandra (east) on Sunday. The Kherwadi police have registered a case of murder against an unknown person.

Sachin Deepak Chari was a resident of Shivlin Dairy Farm at Ahinsanagar. (HT)

Sachin Deepak Chari was a resident of Shivlin Dairy Farm at Ahinsanagar. The police suspect that a financial dispute triggered the killing.

“Chari had borrowed money from a friend. Chari and the friend were drinking on the terrace on the building number 3 of the government quarters in Kherwadi. An altercation may have broken out between them, resulting in Cahri’s murder. The killer fled from the spot,” said a police officer.

The incident came to light after two neighbours went to the terrace and found Chari’s body in a pool of blood. They alerted the police control room. The police have sent Chari’s body for a post-mortem. His family was informed about the incident.