India, Oct. 5 -- The Khopoli police recently arrested a 27-year-old murderer who had fled to the Indo-Nepal border after killing one of his friends in Raigad district following a dispute over repayment of Rs.6,000 last month.

The murder took place on September 11, 2025, at Devanhave village in Khalapur taluka, Raigad district. The accused, Akhtar Habib Baitha, is based in Pirokhar village in Madhubani district and was looking for a job.

According to the police, the deceased, Paras Harihar Singh, 50, also from Bihar, had lent Rs.6,000 to the accused. He recently demanded that Baitha repay him the money. Enraged, Baitha allegedly struck Singh on the back of his head with a stone, causing fatal injuries. He then abandoned the injured man a...