Carpenter arrested on charge of murdering flatmate, critically injuring another

Pune: The Warje police have arrested a carpenter for assaulting two men, killing one and critically injuring the second. The incident took place around 4.30am on Wednesday at their flat located at Ganapati Matha in Warje.

The accused, identified as Harikumar Sharma (22), attacked the duo with an iron rod owing to monetary disputes. The onslaught left Rampujan Mahendra Sharma (22) dead and Rambharose Sharma (23) badly injured.

Harikumar then allegedly fled with cash of Rs3,500 from the possession of the deceased.

A team headed by assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Gajanan Tompe and senior police inspector (SPI) Shankar Khatake of Warje police station arrested Harikumar from Pirangut-Lavasa Road around 8am on the same day. “All three are natives of Darbhanga in Bihar and had come down to Pune in January this year. They used to work together, undertaking furniture-making assignments,” said Khatake.

He added, “Rampujan was their leader, while Rambharose and Harikumar used to assist him. The trio are cousins and were sharing their flat. Harikumar was unhappy with his wages, which Rampujan used to give him. He claimed that Rampujan and Rambharose made more money from their business and he got less. They argued about this late on Tuesday night. Later, the trio slept. But, Harikumar woke up early and assaulted his two roommates while they slept, then fled from the flat.”