Maharashtra: On run for two years, man held for killing mother, attacking father in Palghar

Based on a tip-off, the accused Janmesh Pawar was apprehended in Kolkata on Monday, deputy commissioner of police zone-III Prashant Wagunde said

Maharashtra: On run for two years, man held for killing mother, attacking father in Palghar

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A 22-year-old man who had been on the run after allegedly killing his mother and attacking his father in Maharashtra's Palghar two years ago, has been arrested from West Bengal, police said on Tuesday.

Based on a tip-off, the accused Janmesh Pawar was apprehended in Kolkata on Monday, deputy commissioner of police zone-III Prashant Wagunde said.

The accused had a financial dispute with his parents and attacked them with an iron hammer, knife and screwdriver on January 29, 2019, the official said.

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While Pawar's mother Namrata (50) died in the attack, his father Narendra was left seriously injured, he said, adding that the accused had fled the scene.

The police had registered a case under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) against the accused at the time and launched a probe, the official said.

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