In the first of its bizarre crime committed during the 21-day lockdown period, a 21-year-old youngster was killed by his elder brother here on Thursday, after his younger brother stepped out of home ignoring his repeated requests to stay indoors in view of the spread of coronavirus.
The incident took place at Kandivli’s Samata Nagar locality in north Mumbai.
Identifying the deceased youngster as Durgesh Laxmi Thakur, the police said that they had arrested one Rajesh Laxmi Thakur (29) on charges of killing his younger brother.
“Durgesh used to work in a private company in Pune but came to Mumbai to stay with his brother during the shutdown,” a senior police officer at the Samata Nagar police station said.
According to the police, Rajesh had been advising and warning Durgesh repeatedly against stepping out of home. However, Durgesh was not paying heed to his elder brother’s advice.
When Durgesh returned home from outside this evening, Rajesh and his wife confronted him. This led to a a fierce verbal duel between them. At one stage, an enraged Rajesh allegedly hit Durgesh with a sharp object. An injured Durgesh was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on admission.
Rajesh, who owned a local saloon in Kandivli (East) stays with his wife near Gaondevi Road at Samta Nagar.
Meanwhile, Rajesh was booked under section 302 of IPC. He was immediately produced before in a local magistrate court, where he was remanded in police custody.