Murder accused attacks approver inside court building

Uday Pathak, the main accused in the Kurar murder case which shocked the city in 2011 because of the brutality involved, today attacked a co-accused at the sessions court in south Mumbai, police said.

The incident took place in a corridor of the court building at around 1 pm when the accused had been brought from Arthur Road jail for a hearing.

Uday Shankar Pathak (32) attacked Kalpesh Patel (28), a co-accused who has turned approver (prosecution witness), with a sharp piece of metal, police said.

"Kalpesh escaped with minor injuries and was taken to hospital. He was discharged after treatment," said Dr Manojkumar Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (zone-I).
 

Police also registered a case of attempt to murder against Pathak.

Pathak and others are accused of killing four persons, residents of Shantarampada in Kurar in suburban Mumbai, in June 2011 after abducting them over a minor tiff in a bar.

A total of nine persons were arrested in the case.