India, Aug. 3 -- A 33-year-old man was brutally murdered by his friend in Handewadi in the early hours of Saturday. The accused initially attempted to mislead the police by fabricating a story about an attack by unidentified assailants. The incident took place between 3 am and 3:30 am outside a tin shed near Saiganga Society on Undri-Handewadi Road. The deceased has been identified as Ravikumar Yadav, who ran a mattress and pillow shop in the area.

Within two hours of the crime, police arrested the accused, Kisan Rajmangal Shah (20), a native of Bihar who currently works at a nursery in the city.

According to police officials, the accused made a call to the emergency helpline (Dial 112) at around 4:52 am, claiming that his friend had be...