Maha: Man kills wife on street on suspicion of her character, slashes himself in Palghar

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A 45-year-old man from Boisar town in Palghar district of Maharashtra allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife by slitting her throat on a street and also attempted suicide, police said.

Prima facie, the man suspected his wife's fidelity and attacked her with a sharp weapon. He also slashed himself.

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Police personnel who rushed to the spot at around 12:30 pm found the man lying injured near the body of his wife and their two children crying.

The woman died on the spot. The injured man was rushed to a hospital, a police official said.

In the meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party MLC Amol Mitkari has sought an apology from self-styled godman and Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri for his comments on 17th century saint Sant Tukaram, or else face the "consequences".

In a viral video, Shastri is heard saying that Sant Tukaram's wife used to beat him with a stick every day.

Mitkari on Monday said, "If this fool does not know about the warkari sect, he should not speak or else the warkaris in Maharashtra will not think twice before giving him a befitting reply."

Lotd Vitthal's devotees, called the warkaris, undertake a pilgrimage every year to Pandharpur in Maharashtra's Solapur district carrying the holy footprints of Sant Tukaram from Dehu in Pune.

Mitkari sought an apology from Shastri over his remarks.

"He should apologise or be ready to face the consequences," the NCP leader said.

Shastri is the head priest of Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh's Gada village which attracts a large number of people.

A man recently issued a death threat to Shastri, who claims to predict the future of people through chits.

Shastri, popularly called Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, has considerable followers in Madhya Pradesh as well as other parts of the country. Recently, rationalist Shyam Manav from Maharashtra challenged him to prove miracles.

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