Bhopal, August 30: In a shocking incident, a 58-year-old man allegedly murdered his 48-year-old booze partner by hitting him with a heavy stone slab on head in inebriated condition in Bajaria locality past midnight on Monday. He dragged and disposed his body near a nullah behind his shanty, reported TOI.

Bajaria police said a case on charges of murder was registered and nabbed the accused Babulal Tiwari, 58, a resident of Dwarika Nagar in Bajaria. Uttarakhand Shocker: Angry At Wife For ‘Disturbing Puja’, Man Kills Her, His Three Daughters And Elderly Mother; Arrested

ACP Abhinay Vishwakarma said that Bajaria police received information around about the body of an unidentified man lying near a nullah in Dwarka Nagar. Kerala Shocker: Patient Dies After Ambulance Door Fails To Open for 30 Minutes (Watch Video)

Police ascertained the identity of the deceased as Raghuveer Lodhi, 48, a resident of Shivshakti Nagar in Chhola. He sold cotton candy.

When police asked the accused about the incident, he expressed ignorance as he was drunk.

Police checked CCTV footage in the area to find clues that When police interrogated him again in the morning, he revealed that he murdered Raghuveer after heated arguments while drinking, dragged his body to the nullah and threw away his clothes and footwear. He, however, could not recall the exact reason for killing him, police said.

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