Chunabhatti murder over ₹1500: 32-yr-old accused held

Bhopal: Chunabhatti police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested the 32-year-old accused, who allegedly beat up a 32-year-old man to death in a dispute over Rs 1500. The accused had fled after murdering the victim and was caught from Bhouransa in Dewas district on Indore Road within three hours of the incident.
SHO Chunabhatti Nitin Sharma said that the deceased Mukesh Malviya, a resident of Damkheda in Kolar, was an auto-rickshaw driver.His in-laws reside in Chhatrapati Shivaji Colony in Chunabhatti and the accused Rinku alias Pramod Rathore, 32, resides close to their home.
Rinku worked as a driver. He had loaned Rs 1,500 to Mukesh. On Tuesday evening, when Mukesh went to his in-laws’ house, Rinku demanded his money back. It led to a tussle and he repeatedly kicked and punched Mukesh on his chest due to which he fell unconscious. His in-laws rushed him to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Police nabbed Rinku from Bhorasa on Indore Road in Dewas.