Friends Throw Birthday Boy Off 4th Floor Balcony After Fight Over Beer in Mumbai

Thane: In a tragic incident in Ulhasnagar, Thane district, three youths allegedly pushed their friend off a fourth-floor building during a birthday celebration, resulting in his death, police reported on Tuesday.

The victim, Karthik Vayal, was celebrating his 23rd birthday on June 27 when an argument over beer and liquor escalated into a violent brawl. Karthik reportedly hit Nilesh Kshirsagar, 23, with a bottle, leading Dheeraj Yadav, 23, and Sagar Kale, 24, to retaliate by severely beating him before allegedly throwing him from the fourth floor of Arya Apartments in Chinchpada.

Karthik died instantly from the fall. His friends, in a state of panic, fled the scene. The police, after a thorough investigation, apprehended the trio. Inspector Anil Padwal of Vitthalwadi police station confirmed that the suspects have been remanded to custody until July 3, with the investigation ongoing.

The suspects initially claimed they had left to take the injured Nilesh to a hospital and found Karthik dead upon their return. However, inconsistencies in their statements and suspicions raised by Karthik’s family led the police to file a murder case and gather sufficient evidence to arrest the trio on Sunday.