Wardha : A 42-year-old man was stabbed to death following a minor dispute in the Indiranagar area of Deoli city at around 1am on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Gajanan Kishor Patankar (42), a resident of Deoli. Deoli police have arrested four main accused, Aman Santosh Tekam, Om Ramesh Savarkar, Pranay Dnyaneshwar Rathod and Manoj Dnyaneshwar Rathod, within an hour of the crime and have taken one juvenile in conflict with law into custody. As per the police, a minor argument had taken place between Patankar and the accused at Mohit Dhaba over smoking a cigarette. Holding a grudge over the dispute, the accused allegedly conspired to attack him. Patankar went to the Indiranagar area to drop off a friend when the accused intercepted his vehicle, restrained him and stabbed him repeatedly. He sustained critical injuries and died in the attack. The operation was carried out under the guidance of SP Saurabh Kumar Agrawal, additional SPs Sadashiv Waghmare and Pramod Makeshwar, and sub-divisional police officer Vandana Karkhele. The police team was led by Deoli police SHO Sandeep Kapade, with police sub-inspectors Shivraj Jadhav, Kamlesh Magre and other personnel participating in the operation.
825/2026 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Deoli police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation. A forensic team was also called to collect physical and scientific evidence from the crime scene. A case has been registered at Deoli police station under Crime No. Further investigation is underway.