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Robbery Gone Wrong: Scrap Dealer Stabbed to Death
2 Jul
Summary
- Scrap dealer fatally stabbed resisting robbery on busy Jalna Road.
- Victim attacked early Tuesday, assailants fled with phone and cash.
- This is the third murder in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar this week.
A violent robbery attempt on Tuesday morning resulted in the death of Abdul Basit Khan Hakim Khan, a 45-year-old scrap dealer. The incident occurred on the city's busy Jalna Road around 3 am. Khan was reportedly intercepted by assailants on his way home after returning from his native village. When he resisted the robbery, he was stabbed with a sharp weapon, sustaining a severe thigh injury that led to heavy blood loss.
Passersby alerted authorities, and Khan was transported to the Government Medical College and Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. This event is the third murder to occur in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar within the last seven days, prompting significant public concern regarding the prevailing law and order. Police Commissioner Pravin Pawar confirmed that special teams are investigating, reviewing CCTV footage, and have detained two individuals for questioning.
The victim, the sole breadwinner for his wife and four children, was known to operate a scrap business. Senior police officials and forensic teams visited the crime scene to collect evidence and reconstruct Khan's final movements. Investigators are actively seeking to identify and apprehend all those responsible for the fatal assault.
