Maharashtra: Man held for bid to kill aunt in Thane

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Police have arrested a man from allegedly trying to kill his 79-year-old aunt over a dispute in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Wednesday.

The incident took place in Wagle Estate area on Monday after the woman, with whom the 38-year-old accused lived, refused to give him money to buy liquor, he said.

The accused allegedly attacked the victim, who is his father's sister, with an axe.

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He then went to the local police station and informed about the incident, the official said.

The police rushed to the spot and shifted the woman to a hospital for treatment, he said.

The accused was later arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Section 307 (attempt to murder), the official said.

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