Teen held for killing man after fight in Thane district

An official on Thursday said that the police have detained a 15yearold boy for allegedly killing a man after an altercation in Maharashtras Thane district reported news agency PTIThe incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at Surai village in the Mankoli area of Bhiwandi townThe boy and the 22yearold man both carpenters were making furniture in a house where they had a quarrel over the issue of cooking food and washing utensils Narpoli police stations senior inspector Bharat Kamat saidThe boy then allegedly attacked the man identified as Kaisar Azgar Ali with a ply cutter injuring him severely from shoulder to neck he said reported PTIThe man was rushed to a hospital where he died on Wednesday evening while undergoing treatment the official saidThe juvenile was detained and an FIR was registered against him under section 1031 murder of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita he said reported PTIThe accused has been lodged at a remand home in Bhiwandi the police addedFugitive autorickshaw driver held after 23 years for murder near MumbaiFor 23 years Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed an autorickshaw driver evaded the law for a murder he allegedly committed in 2001 but it finally caught up with him as the Maharashtra police have announced his arrest reported PTISayyed 43 was wanted for a murder that he allegedly committed on October 14 2001 when a passenger Moharam Ali then 56 stepped into his autorickshaw in Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai reported PTIA dispute over the fare erupted and Sayyed in a fit of rage allegedly stabbed Moharam Ali repeatedly and escaped Within an hour Moharam Ali succumbed to his injuriesFive months ago the Crime Branch UnitIII of the MiraBhayander VasaiVirar police decided to revisit the cold case and a dedicated team using traditional detective methods with modern surveillance techniques finally nabbed SayyedSenior Inspector Shahuraj Ranawre spearheaded the fresh investigation Our unit began actively pursuing the cold case around five months ago the official said on Wednesday reported PTIThe team meticulously reexamined old records examined witnesses and tracked down Moharam Alis relatives offering them a glimmer of hope after years of despairThe search for Sayyed extended far beyond Palghar and police activated informants across the district and Mumbai and conducted extensive field checks in his native town in Uttar PradeshAfter extensive groundwork and technical surveillance Sayyed was located in Talasari in Palghar district and taken into custody on MondayHe has since been handed over to the Virar police where he will face the chargesWith inputs from PTI