Man held for killing son-in-law over domestic discord in Thane

A 55-year-old man in Thane, Maharashtra was arrested for allegedly killing his son-in-law due to domestic discord. The victim's body was found in the Bhatsa river on March 1. The accused pushed the victim off a bridge following frequent quarrels with his daughter. A murder case has been registered against the accused.

Police have arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly killing his son-in-law due to domestic discord in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Wednesday.

The body of the 38-year-old victim was recovered from the Bhatsa river on March 1 following which a case of accidental death was initially registered, Kulgaon's assistant police inspector Govind Patil said.

However, during an investigation following a complaint by the victim's brother, the police got to know that the deceased used to have frequent quarrels with his wife to which the woman's father had objected.

The deceased's father-in-law had also unsuccessfully tried to intervene to resolve the issues between the couple. On the night of February 29, the accused took his son-in-law to a bridge over the Bhatsa river on Kulgaon-Murbad road in Moryacha Pada village and allegedly pushed him from there into the water body, the official said.

The victim's head hit a large stone in the river and the impact led to his immediate death, he said.

The body was later recovered and sent to a government hospital for post-mortem.

Following the investigation based on the complaint, the police registered a case of murder and arrested the accused on Tuesday, the official said.

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