PUNE: Three men on Saturday were detained by the
Hadapsar police
on the charge of hacking to death a 21-year-old man with past criminal records near
Bhekrainagar
on
Saswad Road
on Friday night.
Police have identified the deceased as
Shoaib Shaikh (20) from Hadapsar.
Police said Shaikh and two others were riding on a motorcycle on Friday night when the suspects travelling in a car hit his vehicle from the behind. “The impact of the collision made Shaikh fall on the road. He soon realised who was in the car and took to the heels on spotting the trio,”
assistant inspector Dilip Gade
from
Hadapsar
police said.
“The trio then chased Shaikh and caught him near the lane of a private hospital and hacked him to death. They fled the spot after the incident,” Gade said.
The officer said the suspects have been monitoring Shaikh ever since he was released on a bail in 2018.
“Prima facie probe revealed that Shaikh and the suspects were friends but had a fallout in 2018 after the deceased assaulted them. Shaikh was then arrested in a case of attempted murder but was later released on bail,” the officer added.
Asseem Shaikh is a special correspondent at The Times of India, P...
Read MoreAsseem Shaikh is a special correspondent at The Times of India, Pune. He holds a PG degree in Journalism and Communication and Human Rights, and has been a journalist for about 20 years now. He covers the crime and legal beats with special focus on ‘syndicated’ crime, cyber crime, terrorism, custodial deaths, fake encounters and human rights violations. Has made good use of the Right to Information Act for journalistic purposes. He loves to travel.
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