28 August,2025 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Representational Image
The police on Wednesday said that a 35-year-old man was allegedly killed by three individuals over a village land dispute in Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.
One person was arrested after the body of Keshav Chaudhary (Jha) was found dumped in the drainage line of a housing society in Mazgaon, central Mumbai, on Tuesday, reported PTI.
The investigation revealed that Chaudhary was allegedly murdered over a village land dispute by Mrityunjay Jha (36), who has been arrested, Girdhari Kumar, and two others, reported PTI.
Further investigation is underway.
In another incident, the family members of a married woman allegedly thrashed her and her paramour after they were caught meeting and then threw them into a well in Maharashtra's Nanded district, police said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon, they said, adding the woman's body has been recovered while search was on for the man.
The woman's father, grandfather and uncle have been detained, the police said, adding the age of the victims was being ascertained, reported PTI.
The woman got married about a year back. Her paramour, who lived in Borjunni village, went to meet her in Golegaon village on Monday.
After finding them together at her residence, the woman's in-laws called her maternal family members and handed over the duo to them, an official from Umri police station told PTI.
The woman and her paramour were allegedly beaten up enroute to Borjunni and thrown into a well in Kakrala area under Umri police station limits around 2.30 pm on Monday, he said, reported PTI.
Her father, uncle and grandfather were allegedly involved in the killings, the official said.
The woman's father later reached Umri police station and claimed he was the one who killed both of them. But, later it was found in the investigation that her uncle and grandfather were also allegedly involved in the crime, he said, reported PTI.
The three have been detained and further investigation is on into the case, another official said.
(With inputs from PTI)
