The police have arrested three suspects ufffd Amol Navin Jagtap (19), Rakesh Ashok Deshmukh (19) and Ankush Jyotiram Pawar (21) in connection with the murder of Rahul Nayar (24) was killed with sharp weapons at the Shivajinagar court premises when he was there for a hearing in a murder case involving two rival groups.
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24-yr-old killed on Shivajinagar court premises by rival group
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The police have arrested three suspects ufffd Amol Navin Jagtap (19), Rakesh Ashok Deshmukh (19) andu00a0 Ankush Jyotiram Pawar (21)u00a0 in connection with the murder of Rahul Nayar (24) was killed with sharp weapons at the Shivajinagar court premises when he was there for a hearing in a murder case involving two rival groups.
Yesterday, when members of both gangs were at the court, Advocate Rekha Nishant Karande was the first to be allegedly assaulted by the Shaikh gang.u00a0
Karande, who is the sister of Kumar Dangat and a prosecutor in the case, said, "I saw the gang members approaching and told this to some constables but they left as soon as they saw the mob."
The assault on Karande developed into a full-blown fight between rival gang members, and Nayar was grievously wounded. He was admitted to Sassoon hospital, but died. A case was registered against seven suspects at the Shivajinagar police station.
Eyewitnesses said the Shaikhs started abusing a witness in the court case after it was adjourned. They said five women along with other Shaikh gang members went inside the new building of the court and manhandled Karande. When the Dangats reacted, Nayar was attacked with sharp weapons.
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