2 minors sent to observation home after murder of man

A case of murder was registered with Mankhurd police station and the two juveniles were sent to the Dongri Observation Home.

An officer said that the incident took place Monday morning when Hamid, who is unemployed, came to a shop in Sathe Nagar area of Mankhurd. The juveniles who were standing there got into an argument with Hamid over passing the matchbox.

Hamid pushed the two minors, following which they stabbed him multiple times on the stomach and chest before fleeing the spot.

Local residents alerted the police and rushed Hamid to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

Police registered a murder case and apprehended the minors after a preliminary investigation.

The officer said that Hamid’s family had moved to Mumbra from Mankhurd where he had got into trouble with local residents earlier also.