Family subjects wife to cruelty, five members booked
THANE, Nov 22: Police have registered an offence against a man and his four family members in Thane city of Maharashtra for allegedly subjecting his wife to cruelty, an official said.The victim said in her complaint that she married the man in November 2018 and started living with him and his family in Wagle Estate locality.“Soon after their marriage, she found that husband has a habit of drinking. He would come home heavily drunk and ask for money from her. He would beat her if she refused to give money. Her mother-in-law also blamed her for her husband’s drinking habit. Her sister-in-law and other family members also constantly harassed her,” a police official said.Fed up with the torture, the woman approached the police and lodged the complaint, he said.The accused were identified as Ganesh Dhondiram Kamble, Laxmibai Dhondiram Kamble, Jyoti Gaikwad, Swati Ruke and Preeti More. They were booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 34 (common intention). Nobody has been arrested so far, the police said. (PTI)
Elderly woman killed in K’taka, police suspect rape-murder
BENGALURU, Nov 22: An elderly woman astrologer in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district was hacked to death, with the police suspecting that she was raped before being murdered.The suspect has been identified as 65-year-old Ratna Bai and the incident occurred in Kalaburagi city’s Santhosh Colony late Tuesday night.The victim lived alone in a shed and she was hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon, according to RJ Nagar police, who have taken up the investigation.Preliminary investigations suggest that the act was carried out by more than one person.The police also suspect that individuals known to her may have committed the crime. (IANS)
Man kills brother, injures father while watching India-Aus final
AMRAVATI, Nov 22: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his younger brother and injuring their father under the influence of alcohol in Amravati district of Maharashtra while watching the World Cup cricket final match, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in Anjangaon Bari village on Sunday when Pravin Ingole was watching the cricket final between India and Australia on television and consuming liquor.A police officer said Pravin attacked his father Ramesh Ingole (65) with an iron rod after the latter snatched his mobile phone. He also hit his younger brother, Ankit, aged 28, with the rod, resulting in the latter’s death due to grevious injuries caused by its impact. The investigating officer however also stressed that India’s defeat in the final game was not the trigger for the incident.“It happened in a fit of rage and under the influence of alcohol though Pankaj had blamed his father and brother for consuming meat before the match,” he said.Police have registered a case of murder and further investigation is underway. (PTI)