India, Nov. 13 -- A day after a labour contractor and moneylender was shot dead in Kurla's Makadwala Compound, the Vinoba Bhave Nagar police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man and his minor associate for their alleged involvement in the crime.

According to the police, the 22-year-old accused, Nihal Ashish Pawar, had pulled the trigger on the deceased, Vinod Pawar, while the minor had accompanied him during the shooting.

After their arrest on Thursday, Nihal Pawar was produced before a court and remanded in police custody for four days, while the minor was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to a correctional home for juvenile delinquents.

As reported by HT earlier, 40-year-old Vinod Pawar was shot dead near the Hala...