Mumbai Crime: Petty quarrel turns violent; leads to man killing co-worker

17 July,2017 12:37 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  Suraj Ojha

A petty quarrel between work colleagues turned bloody after one of them lost his life and the other was put behind bars for it


A petty quarrel between work colleagues turned bloody after one of them lost his life and the other was put behind bars for it.

The victim, Mohammad Riyaz Khan, and the accused, Suraj Singh, 19, were both employees at a petrol pump in Sewri and lived at Indira Nagar. On Saturday, they were fighting near the Mahindra and Mahindra workshop, when Singh pushed Khan on the road and a truck ran over him. Passers-by took Khan to JJ Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

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The Sewree police arrested Singh under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and are investigating the incident. Sources said the two men had been fighting about something earlier at work as well.

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