SHOOTOUT AT DADAR
enquired with passers-by, who told me a man was murdered. I stepped forward only to find out that it was my brother,” said Sanjay, who then rushed him to KEM hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Sanjay feels it is unlikely that his brother may have been killed
over money dispute. “Maurya has been in the business for 10 years. His business picked up over the last one year, mainly because he offered services at half the current rate, and his competitors were not happy with it,” said Sanjay. “He had told us about some competitor who asked him
not to enter their area. We suspect he has been killed over business rivalry,” said Krishna, Maurya’s cousin.
The Dadar police have registered a case under section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/25 of the Arms Act.
“We have scanned the CCTV footage, where Maurya is seen walking. A man is seen following him for two minutes, after which he is seen running in the opposite direction. We are trying to ascertain the identity of the assailant,” said a police officer. “Recently, he had gotten into an argument with drug addicts in the market. We are checking if that led to the murder.”
Vikram Deshmane, deputy commissioner of police, zone 5, said different teams have been formed to investigate the murder. The Mumbai crime branch, too, has started a parallel probe.