15 July,2023 04:56 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A 41-year-old man allegedly attacked and injured his wife and later killed himself by hanging himself at their house in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, according to the PTI.
The incident took place in a plush housing complex in Badlapur area of the Thane city around 4 am, an official told the PTI on Saturday.
Following a quarrel, Sunil Aher allegedly attacked his wife Archana with a stick in the early hours of the day and she suffered severe head injuries, he said.
Aher rushed his wife to a hospital. He later returned home and hanged himself in the bedroom of the apartment, he said.
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Neighbours alerted the police and the deceased man's body was sent for post-mortem, the official said.
The couple's two minor sons were at home at the time of the incident and informed the neighbours when they found their father hanging in the bedroom, he said.
An offence under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the man, and a case of accidental death was also registered on account of the suicide, senior inspector Anil Padval of Badlapur East police station said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a woman and her eight-year-old son died of suspected poisoning in Bhayander town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday, according to the PTI.
The incident took place in a housing society in Murde area of Thane on Friday night, an official said.
The woman's husband came home at night and found the door locked from inside and there was no response despite repeated knocks, he said.
The man then broke down the door and found his wife Kavita Chavan, son Rohit and brother Shyam lying unconscious, the official said.
The trio were rushed to a hospital, where the child was declared brought dead, while Kavita died during treatment this morning and Shyam is recuperating, he said.
A case of accidental death has been registered, the official said, adding that the police have collected food samples from the house and sent them for analysis.
The police are probing to find out if this was a case of food poisoning or there is any other cause for the deaths.
(with PTI inputs)
