Overview
- Mumbai Police arrested a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old minor in Sakinaka after Wednesday’s daylight shooting that killed Vinod Mallapa Pawar near a public toilet at Makadwala Compound.
- Officers say two assailants waited for the victim and fired from close range with a country-made pistol, and the accused allegedly threatened an eyewitness before fleeing.
- One arrested suspect has been identified as Kumar alias Nihal Pawar and police say he is the son of Ashish Pawar, who is in custody over the April killing of Vinod’s brother, Baba Pawar.
- Forensic teams recovered a fired cartridge and a live bullet at the scene but have not recovered the alleged country-made pistol, and searches and technical checks are ongoing.
- The suspects are due to be produced before the Kurla court and investigators will seek custody to question them about motive, possible accomplices, and links to the April murder that may indicate an ongoing feud.