A 46-year-old man has been arrested by Panvel city police for stabbing to death a 50-year-old man after a verbal spat when the victim went to his vada pav stall to question him for defaming his son by alleging that his son had not paid Rs 6,400 in rent for the auto rickshaw that had been hired out to him and had also sold the auto spare part.
Navi Mumbai: A 46-year-old man has been arrested by Panvel city police for stabbing to death a 50-year-old man after a verbal spat when the victim went to his vada pav stall to question him for defaming his son by alleging that his son had not paid Rs 6,400 in rent for the auto rickshaw that had been hired out to him and had also sold the auto spare part. On Friday, around 11:30 am, Ghonge went to the vada pav stall of the accused to question him about why he was defaming his son Nachiket.
Bala Kumbhar, senior inspector, said, “The arrested accused has been identified as Bharat Palande. The deceased was identified as Sanjay Ghonge. The verbal spat turned violent and the accused Palande stabbed Ghonge in the chest with an ice pick that proved fatal. The accused Palande also sustained injuries to his head during the scuffle. As the locals informed the police about the incident, our police team reached the spot and detained the accused Palande. The injured Ghonge was rushed to Panvel sub-district hospital, where he was declared brought dead.”