A 51-year-old jeweller was killed in Maharashtra`s Thane district, allegedly by his wife and son over a suspected property dispute, police said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

The body of Sushanto Pal was found with severe injuries on Wednesday in his house-cum-jewellery shop in the Bhayander area, said the official from Navghar police station, reported PTI.

Working on various leads, the police took into custody Pal`s wife Amruta (42) and their 19-year-old son Sumit at night, he said.

“Initial reports indicate that the mother-son duo killed the victim over a property dispute,” he said, reported PTI.

Teacher held over student`s death after `100 sit-ups` punishment at Palghar school

In another case, a woman teacher has been arrested over the death of a Class 6 student who was allegedly forced to perform 100 sit-ups for coming late to school in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.

The teacher, who has since been removed from the private school at Sativali in the Vasai area, has been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, said the official from Waliv police station.

The girl was allegedly made to perform 100 sit-ups after she reached the school late on November 8. Her mother has alleged that the girl died as a result of an “inhuman punishment” given by her teacher, who made her perform sit-ups with her school bag on her back, reported PTI.

The official said the 13-year-old girl had health issues and could not bear the punishment. She took ill and was taken to a hospital in Mumbai, where she died after seven days, reported PTI.

The death had sparked a protest by local residents and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers, prompting the police to register a case. The police arrested the teacher on Tuesday night, said the official, reported PTI.

While the education department has launched an investigation into the incident, the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation has also initiated a probe.

Meanwhile, a real estate agent was injured after an unidentified motorbike-borne assailant shot him in suburban Malad on Wednesday afternoon, police said. According to a Charkop police official, the incident took place near Father Susai English school at 2.45 pm.

(With inputs from PTI)

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