THANE:
When Gaikwad learnt about the incident, he approached Giri and his friends the same evening, questioned them about their alleged misbehaviour towards his brother, and urged them to settle the matter amicably. Both sides agreed to resolve the dispute and shook hands. The Vishnunagar police arrested three men, including the prime accused Harshad Giri, 20, also a Dombivli West resident, and detained two minors. Vijay Marathe, assistant commissioner of police, Dombivli, said the accused are students in classes 11 and 12 at nearby colleges.
The other arrested accused are Harshad Giri, Dishant Gaikwad, and Kamlesh, according to the police. “We have arrested three accused and detained two minors in the case,” said Marathe.
The events leading to the murder unfolded on the evening of October 18, when the victim’s 15-year-old brother was attending a Garba event, where an argument and subsequent scuffle broke out between him and Giri, the main accused.
