India, April 22 -- Thane police crime branch on Sunday, arrested a 21-year-old power loom worker in connection with the alleged murder of a 52-year-old co-worker whose headless body was recovered in the forests of Karivali on April 16. The accused, identified as Kajukumar Rajendra Ram, alleged the victim forced him into having an unwanted sexual relationship, leading to the gruesome act.

According to police, Farhat Akhlak Shaikh, residing with his family in Godrej Housing Society in Bhiwandi for the past few years, went missing on April 12. While the family went in search of him, they found his scooter abandoned near a crematorium in Karivali village.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime branch) Amarsingh Jadhav said, "During interrogat...