Maharashtra: Palghar man kills son-in-law after dispute

The police on Wednesday said that a 75yearold man allegedly axed to death his soninlaw in Maharashtras Palghar district following a monetary dispute and then fled reported news agency PTIThe incident took place in the Wada area on the intervening night of MondayTuesdayThe 42yearold deceased used to take money from people promising to get them jobs but would not fulfil itHe had also taken money from his fatherinlaw due to which the latter got annoyed and there used to be frequent quarrels between them Wada police stations senior inspector Dattatreya Kindre said reported PTIDuring one such fight two months back the accused attacked his soninlaw with a sickle and a case was then registered with the policeOn the intervening night of MondayTuesday the accused went to the house of his soninlaw and when he was fast asleep the accused allegedly attacked him with an axe and fled the official said reported PTIAfter being alerted the police rushed to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for postmortemBased on a complaint by a relative of the deceased the police on Tuesday registered an FIR against the accused under section 1031 murder of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the official said reported PTIEfforts were on to nab the accused the police addedWoman and boyfriend hammer cab driver to death for blackmailing surrenderIn another case a 19yearold private sector employee from Navi Mumbai and her boyfriend allegedly killed a cab driver with a hammer after he blackmailed her with a video and demanded sexual favours an official said on Tuesday reported PTIThe accused duo was arrested after they surrendered before police in Sangamner in Ahilya Nagar district on April 6 following which Navi Mumbai Police was informed about the murder reported PTIThe deceased identified as Surendra Pandey 43 was a cab driver for the accused woman Rhea Sarkanysingh reported PTIOriginally from Punjab Rhea had recently moved to Ulwe in Navi Mumbai She had secured a job in a private firm where she met Vishal Shinde 21 the official said reported PTIPandey had offered Rhea accommodation as she was searching for a place to stay On April 2 Shinde visited Rhea and during their time together Pandey secretly recorded a video of the couple He then began blackmailing Rhea and demanding sexual favours the official statedRhea confided in Shinde about the blackmail which led to a confrontation In the ensuing scuffle the two allegedly killed Pandey by striking him on the head with a hammer police said reported PTIAfter the murder the pair fled the scene in a cab and drove to Pune where they were involved in a minor accidentThey travelled to Sangamner Shindes hometown where they informed his parents about the crime Shindes parents persuaded them to surrender to the police the official saidThe duo surrendered at the Sangamner police station after which the local police alerted Navi Mumbai Police Upon visiting Pandeys residence the police discovered his decomposed body reported PTIBoth accused have been arrested and brought to Navi Mumbai They are currently in police custody until April 15 and further investigations are underway the official saidWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params