THANE: Nitu Singh, 23, a resident of Bhadwad village in Bhiwandi, was murdered on Monday after being stabbed by her neighbor, whose marriage proposal she had rejected. Her younger sister was also injured when she tried to intervene and save her. The Shanti Nagar police arrested the 24-year-old accused Raju Singh and launched a search to find him.

The incident occurred on Monday night in Bhadwad village in Shatrughna Tare Chawl. Neighbors in the area were furious after the incident. The victim identified as

According to the police, Nitu Singh lived with his parents and two brothers at Shatrughna Tare chawl in Bhadwad, while Raju Singh, originally from Uttar Pradesh, worked in a private company. Raju had proposed to Nitu several times after getting a job, but the latter always rejected his proposal.

On Monday night, when she was at home, Raju Singh approached her again and proposed to her. The moment she refused, he began stabbing her. Nitu’s younger sister ran out of the kitchen upon hearing the commotion and tried to intervene, sustaining injuries in the process.

Subsequently, the father of the deceased lodged a complaint at the Shanti Nagar police station, based on which Raju Singh was booked under sections 103, 333 and 118 (1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

“Raju is absconding and our team is searching for him using CCTV footage,” a police officer said. The investigation has been assigned to inspector (crime) Atul Adurkar.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Ajaya Chuhan, 45, a resident of Ulhasnagar, was allegedly assaulted and killed by a group of people for his alleged affair with the wife of one of the attackers.

The Ulhasnagar central police station registered a case of murder based on a complaint by Arvind Chauhan, the brother of the deceased. The accused allegedly entered Chauhan’s house with swords and stabbed him to death. They also threatened Arvind and his wife with dire consequences if they lodged a complaint with the police. Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder and a search is underway for the other accused, police said.