Thane, July 16: In a major crime-solving breakthrough, the Thane Crime Branch on Thursday unravelled a brutal murder case in which two brothers allegedly killed their close friend, dismembered the body, and dumped the remains at different deserted locations.

The case came to light after Senior Police Inspector Rajesh Gajjal of the Ulhasnagar Unit-4 Crime Branch received a confidential tip-off that auto-rickshaw driver brothers Faiz Malim (24) and Alban Malim (23) had murdered their friend Aman Shaikh (23), a resident of Mumbra. The information further revealed that the accused had allegedly slit the victim’s throat, severed the body into parts, and disposed of the remains separately in an attempt to destroy evidence.

Acting swiftly on the intelligence input and under the directions of Thane Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre, a special Crime Branch team was formed under the leadership of Additional Commissioner of Police Punjabrao Ugle, Deputy Commissioner of Police Amar Singh Jadhav, and Assistant Commissioner of Police Shekhar Bagde. The team included Senior PI Rajesh Gajjal, API Shrirang Gosavi, and Head Constable Ganesh Gawde.

Police traced and arrested both accused brothers and subjected them to intensive interrogation. During questioning, the brothers allegedly confessed that on the night of July 13, 2026, they murdered Aman Shaikh by slitting his throat. They then dismembered the body, separating the head, hands, and legs, and dumped the remains at isolated locations in Kharadi village to conceal the crime.

Investigators are now working to establish the motive behind the murder, recover all remaining evidence, and reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the killing. Police officials said further investigation is underway.

Mumbai: Crime Branch Unit 11 has claimed to have arrested two people for adulterating milk. They used to adulterate the milk of a renowned company by mixing dirty water in it and re-sealing the bag at Anchor Building Siddhi Vinayak Seva Mandal Prem Nagar on Goregaon Link Road. During the raid, the Crime Branch seized 224 bags of adulterated milk worth Rs 39,000. In this regard, the Crime Branch took the Municipal Officer along with the Health Department to the spot and raided, after which both of them were arrested and the adulterated milk was seized, which is harmful to human health. The Crime Branch is investigating the matter further. The case has been registered with the police. This information was given here today by DCP of Mumbai Crime Branch, Nonath Dhola.

A moving car caught fire inside the Coastal Road Tunnel in Mumbai this afternoon. The incident took place in the Gali Tunnel leading from Haji Ali to Worli. Fire brigade, police and ambulance teams reached the spot on receiving information.

According to initial information, the Mumbai Fire Brigade Control Room received a report at around 12:25 pm that a car suddenly caught fire while passing through the Coastal Road Tunnel towards Worli.
On receiving the information, teams of Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police and 108 Ambulance Service immediately reached the spot and started relief and rescue work. Currently, there is no report of any injury due to the incident. The cause of the fire is not yet known and the concerned agencies are investigating the matter.