Palghar Crime News: 75-Year-Old Man Kills Son-In-law Over Monetary Dispute

Palghar: A 75-year-old man allegedly killed his son-in-law in a fit of anger over a monetary dispute in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The incident occurred in the Wada area of Palghar on Monday night.

Senior Inspector Dattatreya Kindre of the Wada police station mentioned that the victim, a 42-year-old man, would take money from people, promising them jobs, but he often failed to deliver. The victim had also taken money from his father-in-law, which led to frequent arguments between them.

A couple of months ago, the accused attacked his son-in-law with a sickle, prompting a police report to be filed. Afterwards, the accused returned to his home. That night, while his son-in-law was fast asleep, the accused allegedly attacked him with an axe and then fled the scene, according to officials.

Upon receiving the alert, the police rushed to the location and took the body to a government hospital for a post-mortem examination, as per a news agency PTI report. Following a complaint from a relative of the deceased, the police registered an FIR against the accused on Tuesday under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Rickshaw Driver Arrested for Assaulting Policeman

A traffic policeman was allegedly assaulted and had his official e-challan machine snatched by a rickshaw driver. The incident happened in Nalasopara West on Saturday. The accused, identified as Shavesh Ansari, was arrested by the Nalasopara police.

According to a complaint filed by Police Constable Sagar Vishnu Eksinge (45), who is assigned to the Virar Traffic Branch, the incident took place around 6 pm near the railway station overbridge in Nalasopara West. The constable was managing traffic congestion when he observed Ansari illegally picking up passengers by parking his rickshaw on the road.