Nagpur: The city’s spate of violent crimes continues as May begins with its first reported murder, just days after April ended with a staggering 14 homicides. Panic gripped the Bhandewadi area under Pardi police station limits after the body of a 31-year-old man was discovered near an under-construction railway platform on the evening of Friday, May 2.

The deceased has been identified as Satish Kalidas Meshram, a resident of Ekta Nagar in Pardi, who worked as a centering labourer. According to police sources, Satish left home for work on Thursday morning but did not return, prompting his family to begin a search and subsequently lodge a missing person report.

Around 7 pm on Friday, a local resident spotted Satish’s body near the construction site at Bhandewadi railway station and immediately alerted authorities. Pardi police personnel arrived at the scene and found multiple stab wounds on the victim’s body, indicating he had been attacked with a sharp weapon.

A case of murder has been registered, and further investigations are underway. Police are scanning CCTV footage in the vicinity and questioning locals in an effort to trace the assailant(s).

This incident has further heightened tensions in Nagpur, which witnessed an alarming rise in murders last month.