Man murders friend over 100, arrested

Mumbai: An argument over Rs100 between two friends led to one murdering the other in

Dahisar

. The 30-year-old accused attempted to destroy evidence by burning the body of the victim, Raju Patil. Dahisar police arrested the accused within 24 hours. They had received a tip-off about a fight between the victim and the accused. “Patil had refused to return Rs100 he had taken from the accused’s cousin brother. Matters worsened when he abused both the accused and his cousin. The accused strangulated Patil with a plastic string,” said a Dahisar police officer. — V Narayan