India, Feb. 13 -- A stench seeping from a locked flat in Santacruz East led to the unraveling of the murder of a 32-year-old man by his roommate on over alleged financial disputes. The accused, Vicky Chaudhary, was apprehended on Thursday after police tracked his mobile location.

Police discovered the body on February 7, two days after the incident. Local residents told police they heard loud noises from the flat on the night of February 5 and saw Vicky locking the door and leaving hurriedly with a bag.

The deceased, Ranjit Chaudhary, a painter, had moved to Mumbai from Pune five months ago and was residing with Vicky and another roommate, Akshay Chaudhary. Ranjit's father, Dinanath Sukkhu Chaudhary used to contact his son through Vicky...