Overview
- Police identified the victim as security guard Umesh Wagh and arrested neighbor Akshay Jadhav in the case.
- The incident occurred around 11 pm on March 10 in Annabhau Sathe Nagar in Dombivli West, Thane district.
- A Kalyan court has remanded Jadhav to police custody until March 16 to facilitate further investigation.
- Accounts differ on the weapon used, with one report citing repeated stabbing and another describing a blow with an iron rod, pending forensic confirmation.
- Investigators say the confrontation began over water flowing from a common tap in the slum colony, a recurring flashpoint for local disputes.