Thane Shocker: Man's Ear Cut Off With Knife for Asking Group to Step Aside, Manhunt Launched to Nab Culprits
Speaking about the incident, police officials said that on October 11, several people were standing and chatting on the road in Ambernath East. This is when Niraj asked the people to move aside so he could pass from the narrow road. An officer said that the road had cars parked on both sides. However, when the group did not move, a frustrated Niraj suggested they stand in the corner.
Thane, October 13: In a horrific incident in Mumbai's neighbouring Thane, three people allegedly cut off a passerby's ear with a knife after the man asked them to step aside. The shocking incident, which was caught on CCTV, has now gone viral on social media. Soon after the incident came to light, the cops launched a manhunt to nab the three accused. The alleged incident took place on Wednesday night, October 11, in Ambernath East.
According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the victim, whose ear was allegedly slashed by the trio, has been admitted to a hospital for surgery. The police are now on the lookout for the suspects. The victim has been identified as Niraj Singh. The entire scuffle between the victim and the three suspects was caught on the CCTV cameras installed in the area. Thane Shocker: Seniors Thrash NCC Students With Stick on Pretext of Punishment in Joshi Bedekar College, Terrifying Video Surfaces.
Post the incident, a video of the scuffle went viral on the internet. Speaking about the incident, police officials said that on October 11, several people were standing and chatting on the road in Ambernath East. This is when Niraj asked the people to move aside so he could pass from the narrow road. An officer said that the road had cars parked on both sides.
However, when the group did not move, a frustrated Niraj suggested they stand in the corner. "One of the groups took it on their ego and started an argument, saying he could not speak to them like this. All of them started shouting and arguing on the road. One of them took a knife and slashed Singh's ear, injuring it badly," an officer from Shivaji Nagar police station said. Thane Shocker: Teenager Stabs Man for Staring at Him 'Angrily' After Petty Argument in Ulhasnagar, Doctors Remove Weapon From Victim's Body After 20-Hour Surgery; Accused Arrested.
The police have booked the accused under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. In a separate incident, the Thane police arrested a couple and rescued three women involved in a sex racket in the Kashimira area of Maharashtra's Thane city. Sameer Ahirrao, a senior inspector, said they conducted a raid at the Hatkesh locality of Kashimira on Wednesday afternoon and caught a couple and three women.
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