13-year-old, another teen held for mugging, killing man near LTT
Ahmed Ali | TNN | Mar 30, 2019, 06:19 IST
Representative imageMUMBAI: City police arrested two teenagers, aged 18 and 13, on Friday for killing a 22-year-old youth near LTT in the early hours of March 18. The victim was on his way to Kurla's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to book a ticket when he was accosted by the duo who thought his bag contained valuables; they learnt later that it only had a packet of sweets, "which they ate". The duo threatened the victim with a chopper, and when he refused to hand over the bag, they stabbed him and fled.
The city crime branch cracked the case with the arrest of the two habitual robbers. When caught, the duo told the police they were unaware that the man they stabbed had died. Police say this is not a stray incident as the area around LTT is notorious for such crimes and newcomers to the city are often victims.
The deceased has been identified as Rama Yadav (22), a farmer from UP's Jaunpur. He was in Mumbai to visit his brother and mother, who suffers from pancreatitis.
Cops said the incident took place at Chembur-Santacruz Link Road, which is around a kilometre from LTT. Yadav was found on a footpath in a pool of blood with stab marks on his body.
Minor first arrested when he was just nine
Passersby alerted the police control room and Kurla’s Vinobha Bhave Nagar police took Yadav to Sion Hospital where he was declared dead.
“Yadav arrived in Mumbai in February. After a month, he decided to book a ticket to return home. Around 4.30am on March 18, Yadav left his brother’s home in Kurla for LTT to avoid long queues during peak hours,” said Ashok Khot, senior inspector, crime branch Unit V.
Police said the crime was committed on Chembur-Santacruz Link Road, which is around a kilometre from LTT. Police registered a murder case and began a probe. The crime branch started a parellel probe and scanned CCTVs. Police saw blurred images of two bikers but not the registration. “We began to focus on those who target people in early morning,” said police inspector Yogesh Chavan.
“We gathered names of habitual suspects from Shivaji Nagar and picked up a few. Their interrogation led us to the two,” said Dilip Sawant, deputy commissioner of police (crime). Mohammed Sadiq (18), one of the two, stabbed Yadav. Police are yet to recover the bike and the weapon. They said both are habitual offenders with attempt to murder cases. The 13-year-old was first held when just nine for assaulting a guard with a screwdriver. Meanwhile, crime branch Unit VI on Thursday nabbed one Sameer Shaikh
(19) for looting people on SCLR. Senior inspector Aburao Sonawane said he was handed over to Vinobha Bhave Nagar police.
The city crime branch cracked the case with the arrest of the two habitual robbers. When caught, the duo told the police they were unaware that the man they stabbed had died. Police say this is not a stray incident as the area around LTT is notorious for such crimes and newcomers to the city are often victims.
The deceased has been identified as Rama Yadav (22), a farmer from UP's Jaunpur. He was in Mumbai to visit his brother and mother, who suffers from pancreatitis.
Cops said the incident took place at Chembur-Santacruz Link Road, which is around a kilometre from LTT. Yadav was found on a footpath in a pool of blood with stab marks on his body.
Minor first arrested when he was just nine
Passersby alerted the police control room and Kurla’s Vinobha Bhave Nagar police took Yadav to Sion Hospital where he was declared dead.
“Yadav arrived in Mumbai in February. After a month, he decided to book a ticket to return home. Around 4.30am on March 18, Yadav left his brother’s home in Kurla for LTT to avoid long queues during peak hours,” said Ashok Khot, senior inspector, crime branch Unit V.
Police said the crime was committed on Chembur-Santacruz Link Road, which is around a kilometre from LTT. Police registered a murder case and began a probe. The crime branch started a parellel probe and scanned CCTVs. Police saw blurred images of two bikers but not the registration. “We began to focus on those who target people in early morning,” said police inspector Yogesh Chavan.
“We gathered names of habitual suspects from Shivaji Nagar and picked up a few. Their interrogation led us to the two,” said Dilip Sawant, deputy commissioner of police (crime). Mohammed Sadiq (18), one of the two, stabbed Yadav. Police are yet to recover the bike and the weapon. They said both are habitual offenders with attempt to murder cases. The 13-year-old was first held when just nine for assaulting a guard with a screwdriver. Meanwhile, crime branch Unit VI on Thursday nabbed one Sameer Shaikh
(19) for looting people on SCLR. Senior inspector Aburao Sonawane said he was handed over to Vinobha Bhave Nagar police.
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