Two held for murder

PUNE: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Wednesday nabbed two suspects, one of whom is a minor boy, for allegedly murdering Santosh Bhavar (30) on June 12 over a previous dispute.
The police identified the suspects as Amol Tapkir (25) and a 17-year-old boy. Bhavar and the suspects were residents of Rajendranagar in Navi Peth.
According to the police, the suspects confessed during interrogation to killing Bhavar over a past dispute.
Bhavar had gone to Khilarewadi on a two-wheeler with the suspects on the night of June 12. The duo attacked him with a sharp weapon on an open plot near Sanjivani hospital in the Deccan Gymkhana area, the police said.
Investigation had revealed that the suspects were hiding in a temple at Rasalwadi in Mulshi.
Tapkir was arrested while the minor was sent to a remand home. The police have seized the motorcycle on which the trio had travelled to Khilarewadi.
A police team led by assistant police inspector M K Kulkarni and constables Mahesh Nimbalkar, Vinod Chavan, Rajkumar Patil and Santosh Dolas laid a trap and nabbed the suspects.