Agencies
MUMBAI, Apr 24: Navi Mumbai Police has cracked the murder case of a 45-year-old ragpicker by tracing a stray dog who was present at the spot of the crime which was captured on CCTV camera, an official said on Wednesday.
The murder suspect was arrested within two days of the crime on April 15.
The unidentified man was found lying in a pool of blood in the Nerul area in the early hours of April 13, following which police launched an investigation.
While examining the CCTV footages in the area, police officials noticed that the rag-picker was attacked on his head by another man with a blunt object. The grab showed that the attacker left the spot after the victim became motionless, the official said.
"The attacker's face was only partially visible and prima facie nobody was around when the incident occurred," he said.
While scanning the footage, Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Dhage spotted a black dog with a white strip on its belly at the spot of the crime. Dhage observed that the dog didn't bark at the attacker during the incident, the official said.
"Police suspected a link between the dog and the attacker and launched a search for the canine," he said. During a search, officials of Nerul police station found a dog with a footpath-dweller under the Nerul flyover who looked similar to the one spotted in the CCTV camera, he said. |
