Alert cops nab man fleeing after murder

As reported in TOI by  Mayank Soni, on  May 22, 2010 .. read full story

An alert patrol team of Mankhurd police station arrested a resident of Lallubhai Compound as he was fleeing after murdering his neighbour on Thursday night.

The accused, Dhanraj Laxman Das (21), lives on the fifth floor of Shree Sai Society. According to the police, around 11:45 pm on Thursday, the victim Yusuf Hakim Shaikh (20), was shouting at his brother, who was standing at the window of their fourth floor residence. Shaikh was standing in the building compound with his mother.

An officer from Mankhurd police station said, “Das, who had had an argument with Shaikh the day before, was standing at the window of his apartment. He thought that Shaikh was yelling at him and ran down with a knife. Das stabbed Shaikh in front of his mother and fled,” the officer said.

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