Police said Vijay Navalgire was allegedly brutally beaten by a group of five men near his house in Ambernath town at around 3pm.
THANE: A man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people in Ambernath town of Maharashtra s Thane district on Thursday, police said.
Two persons have been detained in connection with the attack, a video of which has gone viral on social media, an official said.
According to the police, Vijay Navalgire was allegedly brutally beaten by a group of five men near his house on B Cabin Road around 3pm.
The victim was dragged out to the street and thrown, the official said.
Thane against six persons, including three policemen and a mother-daughter duo from
Nagpur, for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 38-year-old man.
According to a news agency, a senior police officer informed that the accused allegedly blackmailed the victim and tried to extort money from him, following which he killed himself on February 18, 2021.
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The accused have been booked under
IPC sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 384 (extortion), and others. However, no one has been arrested yet and an investigation into the case is underway.
The victim, identified as Sachin Sable, was a resident of
Ambernath and worked as a child welfare project officer in Mumbai.