Man beaten to death in Mumbai’s Borivali East after being mistaken for a thief 

Police said they were informed regarding the attack at 4 am on Thursday, and Pravin Lahane was found wounded on the ground when a unit ran to the scene in Borivali. 

A 26-year-old male was battered to death in Mumbai’s Borivali East after being misunderstood for a thief, police said, and continued they charged five people for the attack on Friday.

“We detained the five…for demise due to rash or negligent action not amounting to culpable killing, illegal assembly, assault with a weapon, rioting, etc.,” wrote deputy police commissioner (zone 12) Smita Patil.

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Police said they were notified regarding the assault at 4 am on Thursday and saw Pravin Lahane injured on the ground when a unit ran to the scene. Police said they learnt a group of guys attacked him after misunderstanding him for a robber.

Lahane subsequently fell unconscious at Kasturba Marg Police Station and was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.

Police said Lahane was intoxicated when he entered an abandoned building. “CCTV video from the area shows him jumping across a boundary fence, due to which the people there might have misunderstood him for a thief and beat him,” said an official who did not want to be named.

Source – HT