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Pune: The Pune Rural police arrested two men late on Tuesday night on the charge of murdering a 28-year-old paan stall owner in Manchar , about 65 km from the city. The victim, Ganesh Sonawane , was found dead in an abandoned SUV parked near his paan stall at Shitkal Vasti along the Pune-Nashik highway on Tuesday morning. "The duo, Siddhesh Renke (19) and Vighnesh Shevale (20), both from Manchar, stabbed the victim to death with a sharp weapon following heated arguments," senior inspector Shrikant Kankal of the Manchar police said.
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"We did not have any clues about the assailants. We collected CCTV footage from the neighbouring shops and alerted our informers," Kankal said. The officer said the police received information that on Monday night, Sonawane was with his two acquaintances.
"We took the duo into custody. During sustained interrogation, they revealed that on Monday night, they were consuming liquor in the abandoned SUV. They stabbed Sonawane to death as he abused them over some issue.
We have registered a case under section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the duo," Kankal said..
