A man who has been externed from the city limits opened fire at his wife and mother-in-law at Dharavi on Tuesday morning following an argument over money. Khaiyyammudin Sayyad, 32, shot himself in the left arm to escape suspicion, said the police. 

Around 7 am, Sayyad barged into his mother-in-law’s home at PMGP Colony, where his wife Nazneen, 30, has been living. The police said Sayyad had given R40, 000 to his wife and had been demanding it back. A few days ago, there had been an argument between them and she had promised to return the money.