Dacoits kill one of family, injure two

Sole witness to attack, five-year-old boy alerts neighbours

Dacoits kill one of family, injure two

Sole witness to attack, five-year-old boy alerts neighbours

After group of dacoits attacked five-year-old Samarth Malusare's family at their farmhouse in Kasurdi-Guma village on Monday night, he is now gripped with the fear of spirits and ghosts. He was the only witness who escaped without any injuries. The dacoits murdered a member of his family and left two critically injured. He alerted his neighbours stating that he had spotted ghosts in black, who had looted the family.

According to the police, the incident came to light after Kanhoba Malusare, a distant relative of the victim's family heard cries of the five-year-old.

He saw that the farmhouse was bolted from outside. When Kanhoba stepped inside Malusares' farmhouse, he was shocked to see Kisan Kondiba Malusare and his wife Hirabai lying in a pool of blood while their younger son Muralidhar was motionless.

Kanhoba called the nearby villagers and they then informed the Rajgad police station about the incident.
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The critically injured couple has been admitted to Bharati Vidyapeeth Hospital in Pune.

PI S G Bote of Rajgad Police station said, "We have recorded the statement of Malusare couple. According to them, they were awake till 11 pm. We believe the incident might have taken place between 11 and 7am."

Traced to highway
"Finger print experts and dog squad were called in at the crime spot. The sniffer dogs traced the movements of the suspects till the highway.u00a0 The dacoits used a stick to hit the family members. We do not know the number of things stolen since the elder members of the family are not in."

He added that six teams have been sent to Bhor and Saswad and adjoining areas to nab the culprits.
The family members of Kisan Malusare said that the son Muralidhar, who was killed, was to get engaged next month.u00a0 "They were beaten up black and blue to the extent that their son died on the spot. Kisan along with his wife had to be admitted to ICU of the nearest hospital Bhartiya Vidyapeeth," said Kisan's son-in-law Jijaba Chandargiranje.

Dacoity frequent
When asked if such dacoity occurs often, he said, "Yes, dacoity has occurred many times but nobody pays any heed."

Kisan and his wife Hirabai are still in the ICU. The Malusares were involved in farming and their son also used to lend them a helping hand apart from working as an electrician.

Though Chandargiranje alleged that dacoity occurs frequently, Police Inspector Bote told MiD DAY that this is the first case dacoity reported in the area.