Thane: A 23-year-old auto-rickshaw driver on Thursday allegedly killed a man who was in love with his sister. The accused, identified as Rahul Namdeo was arrested after investigations. According to a  Thane police spokesperson, Namdeo, the accused, on Sunday informed the Shivaji Nagar police in Ambernath that he had seen a man lying injured near a temple in the town.

On reaching the spot the police found out that the man was dead, and they registered a case of accidental death. However, the police got suspicious about the circumstances of the death of the man and launched a probe during which it came to light that Namdeo knew the deceased. The deceased identified as Babbu Bagdi (25), was apparently in love with the 21-year-old sister of Namdeo and the latter was against the relationship. The accused had even reprimanded Bagdi over it, the police spokesman said.