Nagpur: In a swift breakthrough, Ajni police, with the assistance of a special team of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IV), have cracked the murder of a 30-year-old man who was brutally stabbed and bludgeoned to death near Medical Square on Thursday night. Three accused have been arrested from the Karbala Dhobighat area under the jurisdiction of Imamwada police station.
The murder was allegedly triggered by personal enmity arising from the victim’s second marriage, which had angered the brother of his first wife. Police said the accused, acting in concert, attacked the victim with knives and a brick, inflicting multiple grievous injuries before fleeing the spot.
The deceased has been identified as Palash alias Gani Prakash Wasnik (30), originally a resident of the area near Milind Buddha Vihar in Imamwada. He was presently staying on rent at Shivaji Chowk in Saoner.
Old marital dispute turns into deadly revenge
According to the police investigation, Palash had married Anjali Deepak Dhupe, sister of the prime accused, Ayush alias Chintu Deepak Dhupe, in 2020. However, their relationship deteriorated after about a year when Palash was lodged in jail. Anjali subsequently left his house and started living separately, leading to continuing disputes between the two.
In 2025, Palash married another woman, Tannu Atram. This second marriage allegedly infuriated his former wife’s brother, Ayush, who reportedly held Palash responsible for ruining his sister’s married life.
The simmering resentment eventually culminated in the fatal attack.
Knife blows, brick attack near Medical Square
The incident occurred around 10.30 pm on November 12 in front of S.K. Paan Mandir near Medical Square, within the jurisdiction of Ajni police station.
Police said Ayush and his associates allegedly conspired to eliminate Palash over his second marriage. They intercepted him and launched a murderous assault, repeatedly stabbing him in the abdomen, back and legs. The attackers also struck his head with a brick, leaving him critically injured and bleeding profusely.
On receiving information about the attack, Ajni police rushed to the spot and shifted the seriously injured victim to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). However, doctors examined him and declared him dead.
Following a complaint lodged by Parinita Sajal Patil (27), a resident of Bhoyar Galli, Vakilpeth, near Nilesh Kirana Store in Imamwada, police registered a murder case under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Secret intelligence leads police to all three accused
While Ajni police launched an investigation, a parallel operation was initiated by the special team of DCP Zone IV to trace the perpetrators.
Police Constable Atul Tikle of the special team received crucial intelligence from a confidential source about the suspects’ whereabouts. Acting on the information, the special team coordinated with Ajni police and traced the accused to the Karbala Dhobighat locality, falling under Imamwada police station limits.
The police detained all three suspects and questioned them about their alleged involvement in the murder. According to police, they admitted to having jointly committed the crime.
The arrested accused have been identified as:
1. Ayush alias Chintu Deepak Dhupe (23), resident of near Milind Buddha Vihar, Rambag, Imamwada, Nagpur.
2. Atharva Dinesh Bhagat (20), resident of Dhammanagar, near the bus stand and Rahul Deluxe Hotel, Ganeshpeth, Nagpur.
3. Sumedh Shailesh Meshram (24), resident of the same locality in Ganeshpeth.
All three have been formally arrested, and further investigation is underway to establish the precise sequence of events, the individual roles of the accused and other details surrounding the conspiracy.
The swift arrests mark a significant breakthrough in the investigation of the brutal murder, which police suspect was rooted in a personal dispute that escalated into a premeditated attack.
