Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Two Bhiwandi Murder Cases Bring Four Arrests Within 24 Hours
Police in Bhiwandi are investigating two separate deaths reported within one day.
In the first case, a 19-year-old woman named Zainab allegedly died after a fight with her husband, Tabrez Alam.
Police say the fight happened in the Anjurphata area on September 18.
Alam was arrested and sent to police custody for five days.
In the second case, 34-year-old Rajesh Shukla was found dead behind a petrol pump.
Police allege that three men beat him with items including a broom and a mop.
The three men were arrested and remanded to police custody until September 23.
Investigators are collecting CCTV footage and other evidence.
The police are still trying to determine exactly what happened in both cases.
Two separate murder cases were reported in Bhiwandi within 24 hours on September 18 and 19, 2026.
Police arrested 21-year-old Tabrez Alam after his wife, 19-year-old Zainab, allegedly died during a domestic dispute in Anjurphata.
Rajesh Shukla, 34, was allegedly beaten near Vanjarpatti Naka and found dead behind a petrol pump.
Police allege three men assaulted Shukla with household items and later concealed his body.
The two investigations are being handled separately by Narpoli and Nizampura police, with all four accused in custody.
- Who
- The deceased were Zainab, 19, and Rajesh Shukla, 34; four people were arrested, including Zainab’s husband Tabrez Alam and three men named in the second case.
- What
- Two separate murder cases involving alleged strangulation and an alleged fatal assault were reported.
- When
- The incidents were reported between September 17 and September 19, 2026; the first dispute occurred on the evening of September 18.
- Where
- The first case occurred in Anjurphata, Bhiwandi; the second occurred near Vanjarpatti Naka behind Milan Petrol Pump.
- Why
- Police say the first death followed a domestic dispute, while the circumstances and alleged motive in the second assault remain under investigation.
- Location
- Bhiwandi, Maharashtra
- Reported period
- Within 24 hours, September 18-19, 2026
- First deceased
- Zainab, 19
- Second deceased
- Rajesh Shukla, 34
- Arrests
- Four total: Tabrez Alam, Utsav Chaturvedi, Sandeep Upadhyay and Kalam Ansari
- Police stations
- Narpoli Police and Nizampura Police
- Legal provisions
- Cases were registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; the second case also cites Sections 238 and 3(5).