Police nab accused within hours of murder of gambling den operator in Ulhasnagar | mumbai news

THANE: Police on Friday swiftly arrested a 23-year-old man barely five hours after he fatally stabbed a 35-year-old gambling den operator in Ulhasnagar following a dispute.

Police were alerted to a man who was attacked with a sharp weapon on a road. A team reached the spot and took the victim, Bharat Shayamlal Duseja, 35, to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Based on a tip-off, the police arrested the accused, Gurav Kiran Udanshive, in connection with the murder that occurred in Ulhasnagar town late on Thursday night, Thane Police PRO Sailesh Salvi said.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Udanashive had attacked the victim with scissors, causing injuries to his face, neck and chest.

Duseja’s cousin Manish, 38, lodged a complaint on the basis of which a case was registered under section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act.

Police then swung into action and visited Udanshive’s Indiranagar residence in Ulhasnagar. They questioned his mother and brother about his whereabouts. They told officers she got married two months ago and was no longer living with them. The officers then obtained his phone number and, five hours later, arrested him at the Ulhasnagar railway station, from where he planned to escape with his wife.

Sources indicated that the victim was operating a gambling den in Ulhasnagar. The accused was a regular customer and had been verbally abused by the victim several times over monetary disputes.

Police inspector Anil Jagtap stated, “Duseja had allegedly assaulted Udanshive’s brother-in-law on the last day of Navratri over a financial dispute. Since then, Udanshive held a grudge against him, which led to Duseja’s murder. “We have arrested him and further investigations are underway.”