Ex-chairman of panchayat samiti among 3 booked for chopping off man’s hands over old enmity in Thane

“On Friday, when Bhoir was visiting his old home in the village, Dhumal somehow learned about it. Along with his two accomplices Ankush Khadikar and Nitin Dhumal, he intercepted the autorickshaw Bhoir was travelling in on the Murbad-Barvi Dam road in the Devape village and started beating him up,” said a police officer.

Nitin then allegedly chopped off Bhoir’s hands with a sickle, and after abandoning him on the roadside, the trio left the spot, the police said.

A passerby spotted injured Bhoir, who was screaming for help, and he was rushed to a local hospital and later referred to Sion Hospital. He is stable now, the police said.

“We have arrested the main attacker and Ankush, whose WagonR car was used in the crime. We have seized the car and the sickle used in the offence. Dhumal is still on the run and will be nabbed soon,” said Inspector Prasad Pandhare of Murbad police station.

All the accused have been charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Maharashtra Police Act and Arms Act for attempted murder, grievous hurt and illegal use of weapons.