Thane police have arrested a 22-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death in broad daylight on Saturday. Deceased Prachi Zade, a student was riding on her scooty, when the accused, Akash Pawar stopped her near an RTO office in Thane. Prachi and Akash were in a relationship for the last 3 years but recently, Prachi had stopped seeing him. Akash surrendered to the cops at Narpoli Police station after the murder.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning around 10.30am when Prachi was riding her scooty. According to the cops, Akash was keeping a tab on her movements. He suddenly appeared and asked her to stop opposite the Thane RTO office. An altercation took place between the two in which Akash took out a knife and stabbed Prachi multiple times and then fled from the spot. Pedestrians took an injured Prachi to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead.