India, March 20 -- The biker who allegedly assaulted a 42-year-old man and struck him on the head with a paver block in Vakola on March 16 was arrested for alleged murder on Wednesday evening following the death of the victim in a hospital earlier in the day.

"The accused, Ahmed Ansari, lived in the same neighbourhood as the victim, Om Prakash Sharma. We arrested him from his home today evening after Sharma's death," said Manish Kalvania, deputy commissioner of police (zone 8).

According to the police, Sharma was a carpenter and lived in Santacruz East with his wife, son and two daughters. He was walking home on March 16 around 4:30pm when he saw Ansari and his wife approaching on a two-wheeler at high speed. Since the duo knew each oth...