NCP-Ajit Pawar faction leader Sachin Kurmi murdered in Mumbai
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Sachin Kurmi was murdered by unidentified men with a sharp-edged weapon in Mumbai's Byculla area on Saturday.
Sachin Kurmi, 45, was the Byculla Vidhan Sabha taluka president of the NCP. Kurmi was reportedly attacked with a sharp weapon on the chest, neck, hands, and stomach.
"This incident happened around 12:30 in midnight. As soon as the police got information about the incident, police reached the spot, and took injured Sachin to the nearby JJ Hospital, where the doctor declared Kurmi dead after checking. The police took the body into their custody and sent it for a post-mortem," Mumbai Police told news agency ANI.
Police noted that it was not yet clear who attacked Kurmi and are investigating if the murder was the fallout of any political rivalry or over any personal issues.
Police have registered a murder case and further investigation is underway.
The incident comes at a time when the state is gearing up for the upcoming assembly elections and both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi are in Maharashtra today.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
