India News | Man Killed over Money Dispute, Two Held

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 30-year-old man was allegedly killed by two persons over a financial dispute at a village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

Nagpur, Aug 11 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was allegedly killed by two persons over a financial dispute at a village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

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The two accused - Anwar Sheikh Sheikh Gaffur (20) and Rajesh Suresh Dhurwe (21), both residents of Warud town of Amravati district - were arrested for the murder of Shahzad Layik Sheikh (30), a resident of Narkhed, they said,

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According to police, Anwar ran a chicken shop, while Shahzad was a construction worker.

"Anwar had borrowed Rs 3,000 from Shahzad. As Anwar was not returning money, Shahzad abused him during a quarrel that broke out near Mowad village late Monday night. Their argument escalated into a fight and Anwar and Rajesh killed Shahzad by smashing his head with a big stone," an official of Narkhed police station said.

His body was found on Tuesday morning, he said.

"After that, police arrested the accused within six hours and booked them under IPC section 302 (murder)," the official said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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