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Maharashtra: Two arrested for murder of elderly scrap collector in Latur
Updated On: 09 April, 2026 09:47 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 65-year-old scrap collector in Latur, Maharashtra. The accused confessed to assaulting the victim over a dispute related to sleeping space. Police said the victim was attacked with a wooden object and a floor tile

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Two persons were arrested for allegedly murdering an elderly scrap collector in Latur, a police official said on Thursday.
As reported by news agency PTI, Vitthal Sopan Sasane (65), a native of Sugao in Chakur tehsil, was found dead in front of a shop along Ring Road on Tuesday night, following which a case was registered, the official said.
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