Suspect Arrested in Murder of Flour Mill Worker in Palghar, Maharashtra
Man nabbed from UP for murder of flour mill worker in Palghar
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A 28-year-old man, Akash Kumar Ashok Kumar Gupta, was arrested in Paratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, for the murder of Umesh Radheshyam Yadav, a flour mill worker in Nalla Sopara, Palghar district, Maharashtra. Gupta had been on the run since April 18 and confessed to the crime during interrogation.
- 01Akash Kumar Ashok Kumar Gupta, 28, was arrested for the murder of a flour mill worker.
- 02The victim, Umesh Radheshyam Yadav, was killed on April 18 in Nalla Sopara, Maharashtra.
- 03Gupta was apprehended in Paratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, after being on the run.
- 04The police used technical surveillance and local intelligence to identify Gupta as the prime suspect.
- 05The motive behind the murder is still under investigation.
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A 28-year-old man named Akash Kumar Ashok Kumar Gupta has been arrested in connection with the murder of Umesh Radheshyam Yadav, a 38-year-old flour mill worker, in Nalla Sopara, located in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The incident occurred on the night of April 18, when Yadav was brutally attacked with a sharp weapon at the mill. Following a complaint from the mill owner, police registered a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (murder) at the Tulinj police station. Gupta, a resident of Navi Mumbai, had been evading capture until he was apprehended in Paratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, with assistance from local police. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime, although the exact motive remains unclear and is still being investigated.
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This incident raises concerns about safety in workplaces like flour mills, impacting workers and their families in the region.
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