Mira-Bhayandar: 4 loaders arrested for brutally beating suspected thief to death

Mira-Bhayandar: Navghar police have arrested four loaders working at a local transport company in Bhayandar for beating an unidentified man to death on suspicion that he had come to their workplace to steal their goods in the early hours of Monday. Had entered. According to the police, they received information about a body lying in a public toilet near the vegetable market in BP Cross Road area of Bhayandar (East) around 10 am on Tuesday.

While the deceased man – aged in his 30s – has not been identified yet, the police had initially filed an accidental death report in this regard. However, when several deep wounds were found on the body, the report was changed to a case of murder. Sensing the gravity of the situation, a team led by newly appointed senior police inspector Dheeraj Koli under the guidance of DCP (Zone I) Prakash Gaikwad started investigation by scanning the CCTV installed in and around the crime scene and obtained footage in which some people were seen dead. Was seen fighting with.

After ascertaining the identity of the suspects working as loaders, the team nabbed four of the five suspects within six hours based on information provided by informers and the electronic surveillance system. It so happened that the accused (name withheld) who was sleeping at his workplace, woke up after hearing some noise and saw an unknown person moving inside. Suspecting him to be a thief, they started kicking and punching him.

The man apparently escaped and limped towards a public toilet where he died from his injuries. Police said the accused and the deceased did not know each other. After being produced before the Thane district sessions court on Wednesday, the accused have been sent to police custody till February 10, with police trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased. Further investigation was going on.