21-year-old Palghar man kills father to prevent axe attack on mother

A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly murdering his father to prevent an axe attack on his mother in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, police said.

The 21-year-old accused also allegedly burnt the body and the murder weapon following the incident, reported news agency PTI. The crime occurred in Varnol village within the limits of Wada Police Station in Palghar district on Tuesday, an official said, adding that the accused, identified as Akshay Hadal, was taken into custody in the early hours of the day based on a complaint lodged by villagers.

“The victim, Vilas Hadal (45), was an alcoholic who would often harass his wife. On the day of the incident, he came home inebriated and, during a heated altercation, allegedly ran after his wife with an axe, threatening to kill her,” the official said.

Akshay then intervened, snatched the axe from his father and attacked him, killing him on the spot, the official added.

To conceal the crime, the accused allegedly burnt his father`s body along with the bloodstained axe and even threatened villagers if they informed the police about the crime, the official said.

A case has been registered against the accused under sections 103 (murder) and 238 (destruction of evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he added.

30-year-old stabs father-in-law to death in public in Nagpur

A 30-year-old man allegedly stabbed his father-in-law to death in public following a dispute with his wife in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.

The crime occurred on Friday evening at Borkhedi village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Butibori Police Station, an official said.

The accused, identified as Pankaj Devrao Gajbhiye, allegedly used a sharp object to attack his 65-year-old father-in-law, Arun Dnyandev Bhagat, killing the latter on the spot, the official added.

Gajbhiye and Bhagat’s daughter got married last year, but the couple’s relationship was reportedly troubled and marred by instances of domestic violence, PTI reported.

On Friday morning, Gajbhiye allegedly slapped his wife multiple times at their home in Akoli. She then informed her father, who came and took her away, the official said.

Enraged by this, Gajbhiye followed the father-daughter duo to their residence in Borkhedi and attacked Bhagat, the official said.

A case of murder has been registered against Gajbhiye.

(With PTI inputs)

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