Seven things we know about the Khar traffic cop murder case

Seven things to know about the murder case of traffic head constable Vilas Shinde, 51, who died nine days after he was assaulted by two brothers at a petrol pump in Khar.

1. Nine days after he was assaulted by two brothers at a petrol pump in Khar, 51-year-old traffic head constable Vilas Shinde died in the intensive care unit of Lilavati Hospital in Bandra (west) on August 31. Shinde, who was a resident of a BDD chawl in Worli, hailed from Satara and is survived by a wife and two children.

Vilas Shinde’s son pays his last respect to his father at their residence at Worli on Wednesday. (Prashant Waydande/ HT Photo)

2. The two accused – aged 16 and 21 (Ahmed Mohammad Ali Qureshi) – who assaulted him, have now been charged with murder.

3. According to the Khar police, the incident took place around 3.15 pm on August 23 at a petrol pump near Hotel Rajasthan on SV Road where the victim, HC Shinde, was posted to collect details of motorists as part of a traffic initiative.

4. Shinde stopped one of the accused, a minor, who came on a bike at the petrol pump. They got into an argument when Shinde asked him to call his parents as he did not have the bike’s registration papers and as a minor he could not legally drive a bike.

5) The minor then called up his 21-year-old brother and exaggerated the incident while narrating it to him. This enraged his elder brother, identified as Ahmed Mohammad Ali Qureshi, who reached the spot and hit the constable from behind on his head with a wooden stick. The constable collapsed and the duo fled the scene but were nabbed within 24 hours by Khar police

7) Mumbai traffic police officials have each decided to contribute their one-day salary amounting to Rs 30 - 35 lakh to support the deceased cop’s family.