Mumbai: BEST employee killed by elder brother over property dispute

A man allegedly killed his younger brother, an employee of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST in suburban Vikhroli here over a property dispute on Thursday morning, a police official said. The victims elder brother, Uttam Salvi, killed him using a sharp weapon following a heated argument over a property.

A man allegedly killed his younger brother, an employee of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) in suburban Vikhroli here over a property dispute on Thursday morning, a police official said. The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Vijay Salvi, he said. ''The victim's elder brother, Uttam Salvi, killed him using a sharp weapon following a heated argument over a property. The accused worked as a security guard. Police have nabbed him and a case under IPC section 302 (murder) has been registered against him,'' the official said.

During the probe, police found that the siblings used to frequently fight over a room located in a chawl, he said.