Man attacked in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri for playing cricket tournament as ‘outsider’; three booked

A 36yearold man was reportedly attacked by three people in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra after they accused him of taking part in a cricket tournament despite being an ldquooutsiderrdquo police said on ThursdayHe suffered serious injuries in the incident which occurred early Sunday in Aare village Guhagar approximately 290 kilometres from Ratnagiri the official added reported the PTIldquoThe victim a resident of Kalyan in Thane who works with a biketaxi operator firm had come to his native Guhagar to play in a tournament as part of the Adarsh Krida Mandal cricket team Other local teams raised objections claiming he was an outsider and not a village residentrdquo the official saidIn the early hours of Sunday the victim was allegedly attacked by Omkar Borkar Avinash Shetye and Saiprasad Borkar while sitting with his family outside his house the official addedVictim assaulted with steel rod and fistsldquoThey abused struck him with a steel rod and repeatedly punched him before fleeing He was left seriously injured and is currently hospitalised Doctors have confirmed that he is out of dangerrdquo the official said reported PTIBased on a complaint filed by the victims relatives a case has been registered at Guhagar police station against Omkar Borkar Avinash Shetye and Saiprasad Borkar under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS for voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace and other offencesldquoThe accused have filed an application in court seeking a stay on their arrest The court has granted a stay on their arrest until February 20rdquo the official said reported PTIMeanwhile the victims elderly mother staged a protest at Guhagar police station on Wednesday demanding the arrest of the three accused She also stated that she will approach the court to seek justiceConfrontation over assault on elderly man turns fatal for 43yearold in Mumbai friend arrested for murderEarlier in January a moment of anger and a sharp exchange of words ended a longstanding friendship in Worli Mumbai with tragic consequences A 43yearold man was allegedly beaten to death by his close friend after confronting him for assaulting an elderly person Mumbai Police have arrested the accused a labourer with a prior criminal history and booked him for murderThe incident occurred late on the night of January 10 near an electric repair workshop at Worli Naka a normally busy locality that fell silent after the brutal assaultThe complainant Pravin Ramesh Kadam 34 a housekeeping worker from Premnagar Worli told police that both the accused and the victim were his acquaintances and had shared a close bond for several yearsThe victim Pramod Ram Gupta and the accused Nilesh Kalidas Sadke 40 were reportedly good friends who often spent time together in the areaAccording to investigators trouble began when Gupta was allegedly seen assaulting an elderly man in the neighbourhood late on the night of the murderAlarmed by the scene Sadke intervened and questioned Gupta about his behaviour Instead of backing down Gupta allegedly reacted angrily and snapped at his friend reportedly saying ldquoWhat is it to yourdquo Police believe this aggressive response enraged the accused triggering a sudden and violent outburstA police officer said ldquoThe argument escalated rapidly What began as a verbal confrontation turned into a physical assault within minutesrdquoWith PTI inputs