Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Fruit Vendor Dies En Route To Police Station After Fight
A fruit seller named Yakub Siddiqui had borrowed money from a woman named Laxmi Naik.
They argued because the money had reportedly not been repaid on time.
Police said the woman allegedly assaulted him at his stall.
Siddiqui then got into an autorickshaw to go to the police station.
He became unconscious during the trip.
The driver took him to Indira Gandhi Hospital.
Doctors said he had already died when he arrived.
Police arrested Naik and accused her of murder.
The case will now continue through the legal process.
Fruit vendor Yakub Siddiqui died after an alleged fight with Laxmi Naik over an unpaid loan in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra.
Police said Naik had lent Siddiqui money three or four years ago and disputes arose over delayed repayment.
The alleged assault occurred at Siddiqui’s fruit stall on Tuesday night during an argument about the debt.
Siddiqui collapsed in an autorickshaw while traveling to a police station to file a complaint.
Naik was arrested, booked for murder under BNS Section 103 and remanded to police custody until September 11.
- Who
- Fruit vendor Yakub Siddiqui died; police arrested Laxmi Naik in connection with his death.
- What
- Siddiqui allegedly collapsed and died after a fight over an unpaid loan; Naik was booked for murder.
- When
- The argument and alleged assault occurred Tuesday night; the arrest was made Wednesday.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Siddiqui’s stall in Bhiwandi, in Maharashtra’s Thane district, and he died while being taken to a hospital.
- Why
- Police said the dispute concerned money Siddiqui had borrowed from Naik three or four years earlier and allegedly delayed repaying.
- Victim
- Yakub Siddiqui, a fruit vendor and Bhiwandi resident
- Accused
- Laxmi Naik
- Dispute
- An allegedly unpaid loan borrowed three to four years earlier
- Incident time
- Tuesday night
- Hospital
- Government-run Indira Gandhi Hospital
- Legal action
- Naik was booked under BNS Section 103 and other relevant provisions
- Custody
- Police custody until September 11