Nagpur veggie seller killed over argument on setting up stall

In a shocking incident, a cake shop owner in Nagpur allegedly killed a vegetable vendor following a heated argument on Wednesday. The argument ensued after a vegetable seller set up a stall in front of the cake shop, PTI reported, citing Nagpur police.

The incident took place on Tuesday night in Bhavani Nagar area under Pardi police station limits, police said.

The deceased was identified as Prabhudayal Bhaiyyalal Sarate (40), while the accused was Gajanan Wadankar (36), an official told PTI. "Sarate used to put up his vegetable stall in front of Wadankar's cake shop. Wadankar wanted Sarate to shift his stall.


However, the vegetable vendor refused to do so," he said. In a fit of rage, Wadankar smashed Sarate's head with a piece of wood, killing him on the spot. Seeing him lying motionless, Wadankar rushed Sarate to a hospital, where the doctors declared him dead, the official said. Following his death, the police took the shopkeeper into custody and registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 (murder), they said.