Two men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing a 42-year-old man in Worli. The police said that the deceased, identified as Rajan Das, had allegedly demanded sexual favours from the wife of one of the arrested persons, due to which there was conflict between them which led to the murder. According to the police officials, the incident took place late on Tuesday. An officer said, "Das allegedly demanded sexual pleasure from the wife of an accused identified as Sachin Rangaswamy Kawandar. Das allegedly offered Rs 500 in return." Later, the wife informed Kawandar about it after which he along with his nephew Bhavesh Salve went and confronted Das. "There was a verbal altercation between them after which Kawandar and Salve brutally assaulted Das with a bamboo stick and paver blocks," said an investigator adding, "As Das fell unconscious, they left him on the footpath and escaped." He was declared dead in a hospital.
