Two killed in Thane in separate incidents; three persons detained

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Two persons have been killed in separate incidents in Maharashtra's Thane city, prompting police to detain three persons, officials said on Thursday, reported PTI.

A 19-year-old youth, identified as Sahil Panchal, was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of persons near a school in the Chitalsar area around 3 pm on Wednesday, a police official said, reported PTI.

Preliminary investigations indicate the killing was the fallout of a minor argument. Three suspects have been detained so far and are being questioned, the official said.

In another incident, a 42-year-old man, identified as Mubarak alias Munna Sheikh, was allegedly stoned to death by three unidentified persons in the Talaopali area at around 9 pm on Wednesday, the police said, reported PTI.

The motive behind the killing was yet to be established, and the Naupada police were searching for the culprits, they said.

Two fruit vendors killed after dispute in Nagpur; three accused held

In another incident, three persons allegedly killed two fruit vendors following a dispute in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Thursday, reported PTI.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night in Gond Mohalla under the Sakkardara police station limits, and the three accused were later apprehended, they said.

The accused allegedly attacked Aditya alias Sonu Bodwe (25) and Dadu alias Aditya Rahulkar, both fruit vendors from Bajrang Nagar, with bricks, stones and a sharp weapon at Budhwar Bazaar market near a college in the area. The victims suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot, the Sakkardara police said, reported PTI.

According to police, tensions had been brewing between the victims and the accused, who are also in the fruit business, over work-related issues. On Wednesday evening, an argument broke out and quickly turned violent.

After the incident, the accused, identified as Vaibhav alias Dadu Pradeep Rao Dongre (30), Vedant alias Dabba Ajay Dabir (20) and Abhishek alias Tatya Uttam Raut (26), tried to flee, but the police tracked them in the Vihirgaon area and took them into custody, an official said, reported PTI.

They were later handed over to the Sakkardara police, and a murder case was registered, the official added.

(With inputs from PTI)