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2 arrested for Dharavi murder

The crime branch, on Monday, claimed to have solved the murder of 29-year-old Nuruddin Sheikh, which took place in public view at Dharavi on Friday.

Updated on: Sep 13, 2011 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By , Mumbai
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The crime branch, on Monday, claimed to have solved the murder of 29-year-old Nuruddin Sheikh, which took place in public view at Dharavi on Friday. The police arrested brothers Abdul Qudrush Mohammad Yakub Sheikh and Mohammad Ashgar Mohammad Yakub Sheikh from Chembur.

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The accused cited personal enmity as the provocation for the murder.

At around 11.30pm on Friday, Nuruddin, a drug-peddler from Dharavi, was shot at by two persons in his car on the 90 Feet Road. The duo then dragged the injured victim out of the car and stabbed him till he died.

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