Mumbai Crime: 34-year-old man, disguised as woman, tries to kill neighbor, held

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A 34-year-old man has been arrested by the Borivli police for allegedly trying to kill his 59-year-old neighbor in Gorai last night.

The arrested accused has been identified as Kamlesh Hatim, a lab technician who works in the lab situated on the ground floor of the victim's house while the victim was residing on the first floor of the house located in Gorai sector number 1 Raj Sagar society, Borivli West.

According to police sources, the victim was residing alone with her 24-year-old son who is an engineer working and living in Pune city. Hatim used to look after the victim in his absence.

"The victim had given a loan of about Rs 5 lakh to the accused for starting a new lab in Palghar district. She needed the money for her son's marriage, and was constantly demanding the amount from the accused," said an officer.

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The accused, who was agitated entered the woman's house wearing a saree and attacked her with a sharp killer while she was asleep. After hitting her stomach and chest, he escaped and locked the door from outside.

She shouted and called Hatim for help, and after some time Hatim rushed to the victim's house and immediately rushed the victim to Mangalmurti hospital.

She was having wounds on her chest, hand, and abdomen the doctors told the police after her admission.

The victim says, she recognized Hatim when he attacked her wearing Saree but she was afraid of him. She gathered the courage when HER son came from Pune and revealed the truth to the police.

"We have registered the case under section 307 of IPC and arrested Hatim last night," said senior inspector Ninand Sawant further investigation is underway he added.