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Timeline: Tied hands, plastic pipe assault in Vasai green-drum murder
A 26-year-old engineer in Vasai was murdered after a money dispute with his married lover. Investigators traced the disappearance to April 3, 2026, leading to arrests on May 7 and charging the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with further details reported on May 16, 2026.
Why It Matters
The case illustrates how personal relationships and financial pressures can escalate to violent crime, and shows the progression from a missing-person report to arrests and formal charges.
Timeline
7 Events
Media updates reveal murder sequence (May 16, 2026)
May 16, 2026
Public reporting details the sequence: Khan was beaten, his hands and legs tied, and he was assaulted with plastic pipes, causing fatal head injuries; his body was stuffed into a green drum and dumped in a drain under Valiv police station limits; Mehajabeen allegedly aided by Hasan, Tariq and Mojjam.
Police register case against all four accused (May 7, 2026)
May 7, 2026
A case under sections 140, 3(5), 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against all four accused at Mumbra police station.
Arrests of Mehajabeen and Tariq (May 7, 2026)
May 7, 2026
Mehajabeen Khatun Ekran Sheikh and her brother Tariq Sheikh were arrested by Mumbra police; Mehajabeen’s husband Hasan Sheikh and Tariq’s friend Mojjam Pathan remained absconding.
Investigation starts; location data linked to Vasai (April 3, 2026)
April 3, 2026
Police investigations, including call records and mobile location, indicate Khan’s last known location matched Mehajabeen’s in Vasai on the day of disappearance.
Disappearance after going to Dadar to collect cash (April 3, 2026)
April 3, 2026
Arbaz Khan went to Mumbai’s Dadar area to collect cash for his company and did not return; his father filed a missing persons complaint at Mumbra police station.
₹50,000 transfer to Mehajabeen (April 2, 2026)
April 2, 2026
A ₹50,000 money transfer from Arbaz Khan to Mehajabeen was found to have occurred a day before the victim’s disappearance.
Relationship begins (2021)
2021
Arbaz Maqsood Ali Khan and Mehajabeen Khatun Ekran Sheikh began a relationship in 2021; Mehajabeen later allegedly sought money from him over the years.