Thane man assaulted by family members over inheritance dispute; four booked

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A 52-year-old man was subjected to a vicious attack by four members of his own family in Maharashtra's Thane district, leaving him injured.

The assault, rooted in a dispute over family inheritance, occurred within the jurisdiction of the Shivajinagar police station on Sunday, newswire PTI reported quoting a police official.

Identified as Takdir Prakash Patil (42), along with his sons Sagar and Guru, and another female relative, all residents of Ambernath, allegedly wielded a sword and iron rod to assault Krishna Prakash Patil, the victim.

Krishna Patil sustained severe injuries and is currently receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, the official said.

Based on a complaint, the police has registered a case under section 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he said.

Meanwhile, a man on run for 7 months has been arrested in case of bid to kill shop owner in Thane.

Police arrested the 27-year-old man who was on the run for more than seven months in connection with a case of attempt to murder a meat shop owner in Thane city of Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday.

A group of 7-8 persons allegedly attacked the shop owner in Dhokali locality with sharp weapons on June 14 last year after he failed to fulfil their demand of providing them information about an individual, senior police inspector Anand Raorane said.

The shop owner was severely injured in the attack and underwent treatment in a hospital.

The police then registered a case against the accused, including the 27-year-old man who was absconding, under Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506(2) (criminal intimidation), 143 (unlawful sembly), 144 (joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon), 147 (rioting), and 149 (unlawful assembly with common object), the official said.

After receiving information about the accused man's presence near the Thane circuit house, the police apprehended him at around 3 pm on Monday when he arrived near the location to meet a person accused in an extortion case, he said.

Two other accused in the attempt to murder case had been arrested earlier, the police said.