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Thane: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his friend to death following a quarrel in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.
The accused, Ajay Parshuram Jadhav, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the murder that took place on November 7 in Badlapur town, an official said.
A police team on patrolling duty found the victim, Vilas Laxman Bkkana (40), lying under a bridge in an injured state and rushed him to a hospital, where the doctors declared him dead, he said.
A probe revealed that the victim had consumed alcohol with his friends when a quarrel ensued, and one of them, Jadhav, allegedly picked up a stone and attacked him, the official said.
A case under section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita has been registered against the accused, he said.