Medical Square murder solved within hours; three arrested in Nagpur

A 30-year-old man was stabbed and hit with a brick near Medical Square in Nagpur on Thursday night and died. Ajni police, with help from the special team of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4), solved the case within a few hours. Three accused were arrested from the Karbala Dhobighat area, which falls under Imamwada police station limits.

The deceased was identified as Palash alias Gani Prakash Wasnik (30). He was originally from near Milind Buddha Vihar in Imamwada and was currently living on rent at Shivaji Chowk in Saoner.

Police said the incident took place around 10.30 pm on November 12, in front of S.K. Paan Mandir near Medical Square, which comes under Ajni police station limits. According to police, Ayush and his associates conspired to eliminate Palash over his second marriage. They stopped him and launched a murderous attack. He was stabbed several times in the stomach, back and legs. The attackers also struck him on the head with a brick, leaving him critically injured and bleeding heavily. The attackers then fled the spot.

On receiving information about the attack, Ajni police reached the spot and took the critically injured Palash to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared him dead after examining him.

Police registered a murder case under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on the complaint of Parinita Sajal Patil (27), a resident of Bhoyar Gali in Wakilpeth, near Nilesh Kirana Store in Imamwada.

According to the police investigation, Palash married Anjali Deepak Dhupe, sister of the main accused Ayush alias Chintu Deepak Dhupe, in 2020. About a year later, when Palash went to jail, their relationship soured. Anjali left his house and began living separately, and the disputes between them continued. In 2025, Palash married Tannu Atram for the second time. It is alleged that this enraged Ayush, the brother of his former wife. He is said to have held Palash responsible for the ruin of his sister's married life.

When Ajni police began their investigation, the special team of DCP Zone 4 also began searching for the accused at the same time. Police constable Atul Tikle of the team received crucial information about the suspects' whereabouts from a confidential source. On this basis, the special team, in coordination with Ajni police, traced the accused to the Karbala Dhobighat area under Imamwada police station limits.

Police took the three suspects into custody and questioned them about their alleged roles in the murder. According to police, they confessed to committing the crime together.

The arrested accused are: Ayush alias Chintu Deepak Dhupe (23), a resident of near Milind Buddha Vihar, Rambagh, Imamwada, Nagpur; Atharv Dinesh Bhagat (20), a resident of Dhammanagar, near the bus stand and Rahul Deluxe Hotel, Ganeshpeth, Nagpur; and Sumedh Shailesh Meshram (24), a resident of the same area of Ganeshpeth.

All three have been formally arrested. Police are investigating the sequence of events, the separate roles of the accused and the remaining aspects of the conspiracy. Police suspect the crime arose from a personal dispute that turned into an attack under a premeditated conspiracy.