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Maharashtra Police have arrested a 43-year-old auto driver, Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed, from Talasari in Palghar district for allegedly killing a passenger in 2001 over a dispute regarding auto fare.
The victim, 56-year-old Moharam Ali Mohammad Ibrahim Ali, was stabbed multiple times by Sayyed on October 14, 2001, as confirmed by a senior police inspector. The accused had remained untraced since the incident.
The police reopened the cold case about five months ago, tracing witnesses and conducting thorough investigations. Officers also searched in Sayyed’s native town in Uttar Pradesh and relied on informants to locate him.
