A team from the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police apprehended Govind Kumar Jagatnarayan Chowdhary from Naya Bazar, New Delhi, in connection with a 2012 murder case
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An official on Monday said that the police have arrested a 34-year-old man from New Delhi, who had been on the run for 13 years after killing a man in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.
A team from the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police apprehended Govind Kumar Jagatnarayan Chowdhary from Naya Bazar, New Delhi, in connection with a 2012 murder case, he said, reported PTI.
The accused was wanted for the murder of Sureshkumar Suryanarayan Chowdhary (35), a resident of Bhayandar, senior inspector Pramod Badakh said.
He said that on the intervening night of May 28 and May 29, 2012, the accused, who was a close relative of the victim, allegedly strangled him with a wire, taped his mouth shut and bludgeoned him with a pestle, reported PTI.
The assailant also used a cutter knife and other sharp weapons to inflict injuries on his face, chest, abdomen, and hands, the official said.
He said the accused fled the scene after the killing and evaded arrest for 13 years.
"Our team worked on several fronts, including technical analysis and crucial intelligence inputs, which ultimately helped us confirm the identity of the accused as Govind Kumar Jagatnarayan Chowdhary," the official said, reported PTI.
As per the probe, the motive behind the murder was an illicit relationship involving the victim, he said, adding that further investigations were underway.
Alcoholic kills his 4-year-old daughter for demanding money to buy chocolate
In another case, a man addicted to alcohol allegedly strangled his four-year-old daughter to death on Sunday after she demanded money to buy chocolate in Latur district of Maharashtra, police said, reported PTI.
The accused, identified as Balaji Rathod, was arrested following the incident on the charge of murder, an official said, reported PTI.
"Rathod was addicted to alcohol, which caused frequent quarrels in his family. His wife had left him and started staying with her father. In the afternoon, his daughter Aarushi asked him for money to buy chocolate. In a fit of rage, he strangled her to death using a saree," the official said, reported PTI.
Rathod's wife Varsha has demanded capital punishment for her husband.
The accused is a resident of Bhima Tanda in Udgir taluka of Latur district.
Police registered an FIR on a complaint lodged by his wife and arrested him. Further investigation is underway.
(With inputs from PTI)
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