Gas agency employee allegedly killed his colleague following a quarrel in Navi Mumbai township of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.
The incident took place on Sunday in Rabale area when the accused allegedly hit the 45-year-old victim and attacked his private parts with a sharp weapon, senior police inspector Sudhir Patil from Rabale MIDC police station said.
The victim was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, he said. The body was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, he said, adding that hunt was on for the accused.
Pimpri Chinchwad police's Crime Branch unit has arrested three individuals involved in black marketing of LPG cylinders in two different cases. The accused were found to be in possession of 72 LPG cylinders, valued at Rs 1.5 lakh, which have been seized by the police.