<p>In a bizarre incident, a man killed his younger brother in Mumbai for stepping out of his house during the India lockdown, which has been imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>This is the first-of-its-kind crime reported during the 21-day shutdown period.</p>.<p>The incident was reported on Thursday night form the Samata Nagar area of Kandivli, in the far western suburbs of Mumbai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Durgesh Laxmi Thakur (21). His brother, Rajesh Laxmi Thakur (29) have been arrested by the Samata Nagar police station.</p>.<p>Durgesh worked in a private company in Pune but came to Mumbai to stay with his brother during the shutdown. Rajesh had been advising and warning Durgesh against stepping out.</p>.<p>However, paying no heed to his elder brother's advice, he ventured out. When in the evening Durgesh came back, Rajesh and his wife confronted him. This led to a verbal fight after which Rajesh hit Durgesh with a sharp object.</p>.<p>He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on admission. </p>.<p>Rajesh, who owned a local saloon in Kandivli (East) stayed with his wife near Gaondevi Road at Samta Nagar.</p>.<p>Rajesh was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for murder (302) and produced in a local magistrate court, where he was remanded in police custody.</p>
<p>In a bizarre incident, a man killed his younger brother in Mumbai for stepping out of his house during the India lockdown, which has been imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>This is the first-of-its-kind crime reported during the 21-day shutdown period.</p>.<p>The incident was reported on Thursday night form the Samata Nagar area of Kandivli, in the far western suburbs of Mumbai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Durgesh Laxmi Thakur (21). His brother, Rajesh Laxmi Thakur (29) have been arrested by the Samata Nagar police station.</p>.<p>Durgesh worked in a private company in Pune but came to Mumbai to stay with his brother during the shutdown. Rajesh had been advising and warning Durgesh against stepping out.</p>.<p>However, paying no heed to his elder brother's advice, he ventured out. When in the evening Durgesh came back, Rajesh and his wife confronted him. This led to a verbal fight after which Rajesh hit Durgesh with a sharp object.</p>.<p>He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on admission. </p>.<p>Rajesh, who owned a local saloon in Kandivli (East) stayed with his wife near Gaondevi Road at Samta Nagar.</p>.<p>Rajesh was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for murder (302) and produced in a local magistrate court, where he was remanded in police custody.</p>
