Five men have been arrested for the murder of a 27-year-old man following an argument over bursting firecrackers in front of his car at Deo Nagar Square. A court on Tuesday remanded all five accused in police custody for two days. The victim, Aman alias Bobby Sunil Sapate (27), was attacked with sharp weapons around 12.30 am on Monday. He was a resident of Jaybhole Society, Pipla Phata, and worked as a cashier at a Haldiram’s outlet. The arrested accused have been identified as Akshay Kishor Madavi (29), a resident of Futala Basti; Sujal alias Wax Shedam (25); Aditya alias Adi Kalaskar (27); Sameer Kawale, a resident of Gittikhadan; and Piyush Mahesh Nenwani (31), a resident of Jaripatka Ring Road. According to the police, the incident took place during a birthday celebration at Deo Nagar. A local resident, Prasad Raut, had invited his friends for a cake-cutting programme on Sunday night. After celebrating Diwali at home, Aman reached the spot with his friend Akshay Naukarkar and others. Meanwhile, Madavi and his associates started bursting firecrackers in front of Aman's car. Fearing that the vehicle might catch fire, Aman objected to their act.

 

This led to an argument. The accused allegedly attacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him seriously injured. He later died. Bajaj Nagar Police launched a search for the accused. Acting on a tip-off that some of them were hiding in Khamla and planning to flee the city, a police team traced and arrested Sujal, Aditya and Sameer. A team of Crime Branch Unit 2, led by Inspector Shubhangi Deshmukh, arrested Akshay and Piyush. All five accused were produced before a court on Tuesday. The court remanded them in police custody for two days for further investigation.