A 45 -year -old man was allegedly murdered by a car and another man was seriously injured due to earlier rivalry in Srinagar area of Thane. The police gave this information on Wednesday.
An official said that the incident took place at around 8.30 pm on road number 27 in Wagle Estate area on Tuesday, after which the police took one person into custody and searching for three others.
He said that the deceased has been identified as Vitthal Kondiba Gayakar while his friend Shankar Laxman Varte (52) is injured and is undergoing treatment. According to the FIR lodged at Srinagar police station, Santosh Pawar, Mahesh Pawar, Amit Pawar and Mahesh Patil allegedly attacked Vitthal and Shankar with their enmity. After this, the accused allegedly hit both of them with their car, killing Vitthal.
The police officer said, “It was a brutal murder. We have detained a person for questioning and are searching for the rest of the accused. He said that an FIR has been lodged under sections 103 (1) (murder) and 109 (1) (attempt to murder) of the Indian Code.