Ajay Gawand (43), the deceased, was attached to the Dongri police station.
The accused Santosh Salvi (35) was subsequently arrested, police said.
The incident took place at about 2 am when Gawand and his colleagues rushed to a building near Wadi Bunder off P D'Mello Road after receiving a call from the locals about a trespasser.
Salvi, who was holed up on the terrace of the two-storey building, bolted the door from inside. When police tried to enter the premises, he pelted them with stones.
They asked Salvi to surrender, however, he attacked Gawand with a wooden plank, hitting him on the head and causing him to collapse.
Gawand died at a nearby hospital while undergoing treatment, police said, adding that other policemen and locals overpowered Salvi.
He was cremated with full honours and a gun salute in the presence of senior police officers in suburban Mulund.
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