Police said that a probe is underway. (Representational)
One person died and his associate was seriously injured after they slipped and fell from a metal pipe while trying to scale a building to allegedly commit theft, police in Dombivali area of Thane district said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Khambalpada area of Dombivali in Maharashtra on Monday night, a Tilak Nagar Police Station official said.
"Mohammad Bhatkar and Arfan Pinjari were spotted by the watchman of an unoccupied building where they had gone to commit theft. While coming down a metal pipe, both fell. Bhatkar died instantly and Pinjari is severely injured. A probe is underway," he said.
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