Pune: The Pune Rural police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man who was on the run after allegedly hacking his 83-year-old neighbour and the latter’s wife to death following a dispute over cattle grazing.The murders took place on Sunday evening in Panvadi village in Purandar taluka, around 40km from Pune. The accused, Ganesh Dhiwar (27), allegedly killed his neighbour, Mohan Dhiwar (83), and his wife, Ratnamala (72), following a dispute over taking his cattle past the couple’s house to graze.The accused had been absconding since the incident. The police received a tip-off that he was fleeing the district in a car.“Teams from Saswad and Rajgad police stations laid a trap on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Nasarapur late on Monday night. We nabbed him after a brief chase,” an officer from the Pune Rural police told TOI.The accused was remanded to police custody until Friday.
