NAGPUR: Over 40 hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, the city reported six murders. Of these, four murders occurred within a span of 16 hours, from Friday till Saturday morning. The fifth murder was reported at Pachpaoli late on Saturday night. Even as the cops were investigating these murders, the sixth murder was reported from Jaripatka on Sunday evening.In the Pachpaoli incident, an externed goon, who should have been outside the city limits, was involved in the murder within half kilometre of the police station. Though city police commissioner K Venkatesh and crime branch have prepared a list of externed criminals and history-sheeters, and given it to police stations, follow-up at the ground level in the criminal sensitive zones is lacking, said sources in the special branch.In the murder on Friday night, 25-year-old Ravi Satpaise, a resident of Ganobawadi, was attacked by eight culprits, including main accused Shyam Kushre alias Babu (24). Satpaise was returning with friends after consuming liquor in a bar near Kolkata railway line at Tandapeth. Kushre, a resident of Vaishali Nagar, inflicted a deep gash in Satpaise’s chest with a sharp weapon. Satpaise’s friend Govind Sahare (40) too was thrashed and hit on the head with bricks, leaving him seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment in Mayo Hospital.Apart from Kushre, other culprits were identified as Mahesh Asole alias Aau (21), Mahendra Bhanarkar (23), Pravin Lanjewar (21), Akshay Mahure alias Montu (21), Nitish Mahure (19), externed goon Rohit Naharkar (20), and history-sheeter Indrajit Belpardhi (27), said the cops. Police have registered offence of murder under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The role of one more accused is not clear as yet. PI Narendra Hiwre did not respond to repeated calls from TOI.Naharkar and Belpardhi are residents of Vaishali Nagar. It is learnt from reliable sources that Naharkar had earlier been caught by the cops for his connection with several offences after being externed. Belpardhi too has a long criminal record, including body offences and possession of illegal weapons. Sources from the police said they had recovered more than a dozen weapons from his residence last year. But, surprisingly, he was released by the court the very next day.In the murder on Sunday night, 19-year-old Bashir Qureshi was stabbed to death by his childhood friend Shajad Shaukat alias Golu (23) over old rivalry related to gambling. The murder happened at Kamgar Nagar ground in Jaripatka. Police have recovered a sharp knife from the spot and sent the body to Mayo hospital.Cops have registered offence of murder against Golu, who is absconding. His father has been rounded up for questioning about his whereabouts, said cops.