Overview
- Police identified the accused as Ashish (Joseph) Shetty, 21, and the victim as Nitin Premji Solanki, 40, a ward boy from Jogeshwari.
- Officers say the pair met in Jogeshwari, consumed alcohol, then went to a room near Krishna Ashram on Marve Road in Malvani.
- Shetty allegedly struck Solanki multiple times with a wooden or bamboo pole, causing fatal head injuries.
- After Shetty surrendered, police took Solanki to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali where doctors declared him dead.
- A murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, the accused has been remanded to police custody, and the investigation continues.