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Mumbai crime: Daughter stabs mother in Chunabhatti, alleges favouritism toward elder sister

Updated on: 03 January,2025 02:16 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Apoorva Agashe | mailbag@mid-day.com

A 41-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly murdering her 62-year-old mother with a knife in a fit of rage on January 2. The accused confessed to the crime at the police station.

Mumbai crime: Daughter stabs mother in Chunabhatti, alleges favouritism toward elder sister

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The Chunabhatti police have arrested a 41-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her 62-year-old mother in a fit of rage.


According to the Chunabhatti police, the incident occurred on January 2. The Chunabhatti police took the woman, identified as Reshma Kazi, into custody after she voluntarily approached the police station last night and confessed to the crime. "The mother had come to Qureshi Nagar to meet her elder daughter. The accused arrived there and killed her 62-year-old mother, Sabina Bano Azar Shaikh.


She used a knife to commit the crime. The authorities have already recorded the statement of the elder sister, who reportedly mentioned that she believes the accused is mentally sound. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 6, Navnath Dhavle, stated, “We have arrested the accused, Reshma Kazi. We have recorded the statement of her elder sister and she mentioned that she is mentally sound. We are investigating the exact motive behind why the accused killed her mother.”


 

The Chunabhatti police revealed that the accused and the victim lived in Mumbra. "The mother-daughter duo lived in the Mumbra area.

The accused told us that she was upset because her mother loved her elder daughter more, and this led her to take the extreme step of killing her," the police said.

"The victim and the accused had come to the elder sister's place.

The accused and the victim got into a verbal altercation. The accused told her mother that she loved her elder daughter more, and in a fit of rage, she killed her with a knife," the police added.

The victim was taken to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared her dead. "Shaikh was taken to the nearest hospital, and the doctors declared her dead. Her body will be sent for postmortem analysis. We have registered a murder case and are investigating the matter," the police concluded.

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