Times of
India: Mumbai: Tuesday, April 01, 2014.
Residents of Sewri Cross Road have started a
campaign protesting the death of a 28-year-old-youth who was murdered by an
alleged group of criminals.
On Sunday, family members and residents of the
area where the deceased, Imran Pathan, lived took a candlelight march to Wadala
police station. "Three of the five arrested accused claim to be police
informers and are influencing the police. The accused was killed in the
presence of at least three constables," said a social worker, Said Imran
Shaikh. "The accused share a good rapport with cops. We don't think we
will get justice and will soon meet with the police commissioner to have the
case transferred to the crime branch," said Pathan's brother, Bilal.
The incident took place on March 22 when Pathan
was at a spiritual function in Sewri. He was attacked with choppers in the
presence of cops who were on bandobast duty at the function. The murder is
suspected to be the fallout of a past enmity as the deceased had sought information
through RTI over illegal constructions the accused were allegedly involved in.
The Wadala police has arrested Sachin Jamadar, Akbar Jamadar, Aslam, Yusuf
Khabri and Karim Rahim and are on the lookout for three more suspects.
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