05 February,2023 02:24 PM IST | Thane | PTI
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An offence has been registered against a 60-year-old man and his son from Maharashtra's Nashik district for allegedly abetting the suicide of a relative, police said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint lodged on Friday, the Kalyan Railway police registered a case under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code against the duo, who hail from Sinnar in Nashik district, an official said.
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As per the complaint, the accused were harassing Jalandar Kashinath Kanchar, 72, over an ancestral land and threatened him, he said.
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The septuagenarian allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in October, 2022, the official said.
No arrests have been made in the case so far and further probe is underway, he added.
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