Man beaten to death in Wardha's Dhotra Railway; tea stall owner stabbed in Sindi Meghe

Two incidents of violence have been reported in Wardha district during Diwali. In one, a man died in Dhotra Railway, on the edge of Wardha city. In the other, an elderly man was attacked with a knife in the Sindi Meghe area. Both incidents took place on Monday.

In Dhotra Railway on Monday night, a man was attacked with a stick and a stone in connection with an old dispute. Critically injured, he died during treatment on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Mankar, 45, a resident of Dhotra Railway.

Sawangi (Meghe) police have registered a murder case against Muralidhar Thorat and arrested him. Thorat, 41, also lives in Dhotra Railway. According to police, Thorat and Mankar had an existing dispute. At about 8.30 pm on Monday, the two had an argument over an old matter.

Mankar was then riding away on a two-wheeler belonging to his friend Gaju Karchal. It is alleged that the accused suddenly attacked him with a stick at that moment. Hit on the head, Mankar fell. The accused then attacked him with the stick and a stone and left him critically injured. On receiving news of the incident, the injured man was immediately admitted to a hospital in Sawangi (Meghe). The accused had fled the spot after the attack.

Sawangi (Meghe) police reached the spot and drew up a panchnama. Police traced the accused and took him into custody. He has been remanded in police custody for two days.

Police had registered a case against the accused late on Monday night on a complaint by the deceased's son, Sumeet Mankar. After Mankar died during treatment on Tuesday morning, police added the murder charge to the case.

The second incident took place in the Sindi Meghe area on Monday. Bhaurao Dhoble, who runs a tea canteen from his home, was attacked with a knife. Dhoble, 66, is a resident of Sindi Meghe. This attack is also said to be linked to an old dispute.

A few days earlier, Karan Shinde had come to his canteen for tea. A table broke when he sat at it. Dhoble asked Karan to pay for it, and the two quarrelled over this. It is alleged that on the day of the incident Karan suddenly came to the canteen again and stabbed and injured him before he could understand what was happening. Ramnagar police have registered a case against Shinde.