Mumbai, February 10 A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his friend to death, dismembering the body into two parts, and dumping it on a beach in the western suburbs of Mumbai, police said.
The gruesome crime came to light on Monday when a police constable found the torso of an unidentified man inside a plastic bag dumped on Juhu Beach, an official said.
The torso was sent for examination, and based on CCTV footage from the area and the location of a mobile tower, the police identified the suspect, Wahid Ali Israil Sheikh, also known as Mittu, a garment trader and resident of Ghatkopar.
After sustained interrogation, Sheikh revealed that the victim was his friend, Ashok Hiralal Gaud, the official said.
He said that the accused had had a drink with Gaud at his godown in the Malwani area of Malad on the night of January 29, and the two had engaged in an argument.
The official said that the accused allegedly stabbed and killed Gaud, then dismembered the body into two parts, stuffed the torso into a plastic bag, and dumped it on Juhu Beach on January 30.
The lower half of the victim's body is still missing, he said.
The accused has been arrested under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on charges of murder, and further investigation is underway.