Updated On: 15 January, 2024 05:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Accused Vishal, Vikas Pandey enlist help of 4 accomplices to kidnap, assault victim to death

Police with the murder accused. Pic/Hanif Patel
The Pelhar police, in collaboration with Crime Branch Unit 2 and the Central Intelligence Unit of the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate, have apprehended six individuals accused of brutally killing Sudhir Singh, a 27-year-old youth in Nalasopara on Wednesday night. The motive behind this act traces back to years of enmity, with two brothers orchestrating the murder and enlisting the help of four accomplices for the kidnapping, brutal assault, and subsequent escape. The deceased and the main accused Pandey brothers, along with some of their accomplices, have criminal records in Nalasopara.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Suraj Lallan Chavhan, 25, a painter residing in Santosh Bhavan, Nalasopara; Sahil Vishwakarma, 21, an auto driver with a private service, residing in Anna Disk Compound, Santosh Bhavan, Nalasopara; Akhilesh Sunil Singh, 27, an auto driver residing in Bilal Pada, Nalasopara; Vikas Ramkaran Pandey, 24, a labour contractor residing in Pandey Nagar; Vishal Ramkaran Pandey, 35, a contractor residing in Pandey Nagar, Nalasopara; and Surendra Kumar Pal, 27 residing in Santosh Bhavan, Nalasopara.