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According to investigators, on the night of the crime, the victim was soliciting customers near a petrol pump on Marve Road. The accused, who had been in Mumbai for barely 20 days and was driving an auto-rickshaw without a valid license, approached her. After negotiating for Rs 600, he took her to a deserted stretch on Lagoon Road, where they attempted intercourse inside his auto-rickshaw. However, police sources said the accused had consumed alcohol and failed to perform. The victim insisted on leaving quickly, which triggered an argument. Enraged, the accused strangled her with her dupatta, killing her on the spot. He then drove the body in his rickshaw and abandoned it in a shed near Sawant Wadi, Malwani Church, before absconding. Singh originally hailed from a poverty-stricken family near Agra, Uttar Pradesh, where he lived with his elderly mother and younger brother, struggling to make ends meet. The investigation was particularly challenging as there were no CCTV cameras at the crime scene. Detectives backtracked footage from the petrol pump where the victim was last seen. They spotted her boarding a rickshaw marked with a tricolour stripe at the back. Though the number plate was unclear, scrutiny of older footage showed the same rickshaw regularly visited the pump for refuelling. This led officers to the rickshaws owner. During questioning, the owner revealed that the driver (the accused) had taken his savings of Rs 1, 700 and left in a hurry, claiming his brother in the village had done something wrong and an FIR was being registered. The lead, coupled with mobile CDR analysis and informer tips, enabled police to trace the accused to his native village near Agra, where he was arrested. He was later brought back to Mumbai for further proceedings, said an officer from Malwani police station. DCP Sandeep Jadhav (Zone 12) confirmed the arrest, stating to mid-day: We had formed 12 teams, each of which performed its task diligently. Their combined efforts helped us crack the case and nab the accused. He has been produced in court and remanded to six days of police custody.
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