India, May 3 -- The Byculla police on Friday detained a man and his girlfriend after they confessed to killing a local goon from Malwani and dumping his body in a drain. The deceased, identified as Fahim Syed alias Fahim Machmach, 42, had molested the man's girlfriend, which angered him and prompted the murder, he told the police.

The couple was detained while they were trying to flee the city and they will be handed over to Malwani police. The body of the deceased has not been found yet, although the accused claimed that it was dumped in a drain.

Syed, a resident of Malwani in Malad, had been missing since April 17. On April 21, his wife Rida Syed filed a missing complaint at the Malvani police station. While investigating the case, po...