Mumbai: IT professional kills his partner’s male friend, held

A 25-year-old IT professional was arrested by Mumbai police for allegedly killing a man after finding him in bed with his male partner in suburban Bandra. The accused has been identified as Dhaval Unadkat and the deceased as Parth Raval — an MBA graduate.

According to police, the incident is said to have taken place in the apartment of Unadkat’s partner on Hill Road, Bandra West.

After finding Raval in bed with his male partner, Dhaval attacked him on his head with a candle stand. Dhaval also reportedly tried to strangulate his partner — who is the complainant in the case, with a mobile phone charger cord.

“Unadkat and the complainant then took profusely bleeding Raval to the Bhabha Hospital in Bandra and then to Lilavati Hospital, the official said. However, they later took Raval home against the medical advice, he told mid-day.

“After reaching the complainant’s apartment, they ordered lunch, he said, adding that in the meantime Raval vomited and collapsed. Unadkat and his partner then called up an ambulance to shift Raval to Lilavati Hospital, but he succumbed to injuries,” an official quoted by mid-day as saying.

Acting on his partner’s complaint, police have arrested Unadkat under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 302 (Punishment for murder).

He was produced before a court which remanded him in police custody till November 9, the official concluded.

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