Man enters house, murders youth in Pune, motive unclear
Police have identified the deceased as Danish Siddiqui (25), resident of Parvati Darshan. Police said they have arrested the alleged murderer Dinesh Prabhakar Kshirsagar (35), native of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.
According to the police, Danish hails from Uttar Pradesh, but had shifted to Pune a few years ago with his wife and brother. He was residing with his family near Young Circle in Parvati Darshan and earned his living by selling Dabeli at a stall nearby.
According to police, Kshirsagar entered Danish's house all of a sudden around 9.15 am. Danish tried to push him out of the house. But Kshirsagar attacked Danish with a knife, causing him to bleed out.
Kshirsagar left the spot after the incident. Meanwhile, Danish was admitted to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the doctors.
After receiving information about the incident, a team of Parvati police station of the Pune city police rushed to the spot for investigation.
Cops launched a search for the murderer. Within sometime, cops nabbed Kshirsagar while he was moving around on the Pune Satara road.
Police found blood stains on Kshirsagar's clothes. He was arrested on charges of murder. An FIR was lodged against him and a probe was launched to confirm the motive behind the murder. Danish's family told the police that they did not know Kshirsagar and never even met him in the past.
Police contacted Kshirsagar's family in Yavatmal to know if he was suffering from any mental illness. It was learnt that that was not the case, but was currently disturbed, due to which he came to Pune living in the city as a homeless person.
Senior police inspector Nandakumar Gaikwad said the accused would be produced before a court on Tuesday and his custody will be sought for investigation. 'The cause behind the murder is not clear yet,' he said.
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