States »WesPosted at: May 18 2021 3:55AM

Six arrested over murder of 22-year-old over water

Palghar, May 17 (UNI) The Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police on Sunday arrested six persons in the alleged charges of stabbing to death a 22 year old in Bilal Pada of Nalla Sopara in a dispute over filling water from a common tap in the locality the police said on Monday.

PI MR Shelar of the Tulinj police station told this correspondent that there have been frequent quarrels among the residents of Bilal pada over some time and complaints and cross complaints and the police have also taken preventive measures.

However in one such quarrel which erupted over the filling of water from the common pipe, there was a free for all in which a group of persons stabbed the victim and others.

In the knife attack one Imran Iqubal Idrisi died on the spot and two others were injured. The two who received stab wounds have been admitted to the local hospital.

The body of the victim has been sent for a postmortem and police have since registered an offence under section 302 of the IPC the police said.

The police are on the look out of three more accused who are still at large the police officer said.
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