The Waliv police had registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and a court subsequently sentenced Mukhiya to imprisonment, a police release said without specifying the jail term duration
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A man convicted in a 2016 murder case in Maharashtra's Palghar district has been arrested in Punjab after absconding for more than three years, police said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.
The accused, Shankar Jagdish Mukhiya alias Samosewala, frequently changed his name and identity to evade detection, they said, reported PTI.
He had been convicted for the murder of one Dilip Basnet on September 15, 2016, in the Nalasopara area, senior police inspector Sameer Ahirrao said.
The incident occurred when the accused attacked Basnet with a sharp weapon after he allegedly made obscene remarks against the former's wife.
The Waliv police had registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and a court subsequently sentenced Mukhiya to imprisonment, a police release said without specifying the jail term duration.
He was released on parole from the Thane Central Jail in 2022 (during COVID-19). But as the parole period expired on May 7, 2022, the accused failed to return to jail and went missing, the release said, reported PTI.
A separate case was then registered against him under IPC section 224 (resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension), the police said.
Recently, based on credible information, a special police team was sent to Punjab. The accused was traced to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab and arrested on Monday, the police said, reported PTI.
Woman's body found hanging in forest in Palghar district
In another case, the body of a 35-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree in a forested area of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday, police said, reported PTI.
The body was found in a severely decomposed state in the Waghoba Khind forest on the Palghar-Manor Road, and it appears that the woman had died four to five days ago, an official said, reported PTI.
He said the woman's identity was confirmed based on an Aadhaar card found at the scene. She was a resident of Raispada village in Manor, reported PTI.
The police have registered a case of accidental death and have sent the body for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death, the official added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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