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Murder case registered in death of police officer; 10 to 12 teams have been set up for research

A police officer was killed on Wednesday by an injection by mobile thieves. A case of murder has been registered in this regard under IPC 302. Dadar Railway and Mumbai Police have formed 10 to 12 teams in this case and further investigation is underway. The suspect hit the police officer’s hand and tried to steal his cell phone. As he chased the thieves, the suspect surrounded them and injected them. This incident took place between Matunga and Sion train station.

Vishal Pawar worked in the Local Armory Division (LA) of the Mumbai Police. On Sunday (April 28), he was traveling from local to Mumbai when he was hit by thieves between Matunga station and Sion station. At that moment his cell phone fell. Pawar ran after the thief who fled with the mobile phone. At that time, after traveling for a while, other accomplices of that thief came there. They gave Pawar an injection. After that, Pawar became unconscious. When he woke up after 12 am on Monday, he somehow went to his home in Thane. When he got there, his condition deteriorated and he was admitted to a local hospital. He gave this information in his statement to the local police at the hospital. After that, Pawar’s health deteriorated and he passed away on Wednesday.

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A case was registered under sections 392, 394 and 328 of the IPC at Kopri police station in Thane. But since the incident took place under the jurisdiction of Dadar Railway Police, this crime has been classified under Dadar Railway Police. On Thursday, Dadar police extended the murder section under Section 302 of the IPC in this case. Pawar was originally from Jalgaon. He joined the police in 2015. He is survived by his wife and parents. They got married three years ago.