55-year old murdered in Bhiwandi

The police suspect the man and his colleagues argued over financial matters

A 55-year old man was murdered by two of his colleagues on Sunday afternoon at Bhiwandi.

The accused struck Suryawanshi’s face twice with a concrete brick. (HT file Photo)

The victim, Abhimanyu Tukaram Suryawanshi,55, was a resident of Nizampura in Bhiwandi, and worked as an agent.

Suryawanshi and his colleagues got into a heated argument, which police suspect was regarding financial matters. The accused struck Suryawanshi’s face twice with a concrete brick. They then fled. The police are on the lookout for them.

”We have charged the accused under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.We will arrest them soon. After the incident, the locals alerted the police. Suryawanshi was taken to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival,” said a police officer from the Nizampura police station.