Maharashtra: Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing father-in-law

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A court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for beating his father-in-law to death over a dispute.

News agency PTI reported that additional sessions judge D B Bangde on Thursday found the accused Vijay Bhagwan Aaswar guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.

The court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 9,000 on him.

Additional public prosecutor Varsha Chandane informed the court that the accused was married to the daughter of the victim Ramchandra Kalappa Jadhav.

The woman's family had not approved of the marriage and there were frequent quarrels between them. The couple separated two years into the marriage, the lawyer said.

The accused visited the house of his in-laws on February 25, 2016, and during an ensuing argument, attacked his father-in-law with an iron rod. The victim sustained severe injuries and died in a hospital, it was stated.

Eight persons booked for cheating Navi Mumbai man, his kin of Rs 65 lakh

Meanwhile, Police in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai has registered a case against eight persons for allegedly cheating a man and his relatives of nearly Rs 65 lakh after persuading them to invest in stocks promising high returns.

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Police on Saturday said that the complainant, a resident of Kamothe, told them that he and his kin were defrauded between 2019 and 2022, news agency PTI reported.

In his police complaint on Friday, the man said the accused, all from Bandra in Mumbai, persuaded him and his relatives to invest in shares through their firm saying they would ensure high returns. The victims made a total investment of Rs 65.1 lakh, the official said.

However, when the victims asked for the gain on their investment and the principal sums, the accused became unreachable, said the station house officer of Kamothe police station quoting the complaint.

The Kamothe police have registered a cheating case against the eight accused, he said, adding that no arrest has been made yet. (With inputs from agencies)