Palghar Shocker: Youth Fatally Stabbed During Dispute in Virar, Accused Arrested

Palghar:  27-year-old man was arrested for brutally stabbed to death by another young man over a dispute, victim sustains serious injures post attack.  According to the reports both of them were under influence of drugs. This incident took place on 27-year-old in Virar east on Saturday , September 20, 2025 near  in broad daylight.

Victim Mehul Haresh Shah was fatally stabbed in a secluded area of Poonam Nagar Chawl. Accused, 27-year-old Aniket Gaikwad, was arrested by Virar police but also sustained injuries during the incident. According to FPJ reports this incident took place approximately at 10:50 a.m. in Manvale Pada, an argument between two men, both reportedly under the influence of drugs, escalated into a fatal stabbing. During the altercation near overgrown bushes and trees, Gaikwad allegedly chased and stabbed Shah multiple times in the abdomen and hands, resulting in Shah's death at the scene.

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Following the attack local residents immediately alerted authorities. Deputy Commissioner of Police Suhas Bavche and a forensic team investigated the crime scene, collecting fingerprints and other evidence. Gaikwad, injured during the incident, was hospitalized while in police custody. Initial reports suggest a drug-related dispute triggered the altercation, raising concerns among residents about increasing substance abuse and related violence in the neighborhood.