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Mumbai News: In a shocking incident, a man brutally killed his father and grandfather, and seriously injured his uncle over a petty issue at a chawl (tenement) in the Andheri area, Mumbai. The police on Wednesday said a 23-year-old man, Chetan Manoj Bhatre, has been arrested for murdering his father and grandfather, and injuring his uncle over after a dispute over a petty thing.

The MIDC police stated the accused, a drug addict, attacked his father, grandfather, and uncle with a knife at their residence in Santoshimata chawl on Tuesday night.

Police said the accused's father, Manoj Bhatre (57), and grandfather, Babu Bhatre (79), died on the spot, while the uncle, Anil Babu Bhatre (54), sustained serious injuries. Anil was taken to Nair Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

Police said they have filed a case under the relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the MIDC police station. The accused has been taken into custody, they added. Further investigation is underway, the investigating officials said.

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During the preliminary probe, police found that the accused is a drug addict. He was allegedly subjected to frequent harassment and abuse by his father and grandfather. Frustrated by the ongoing mistreatment, he attacked all three family members, the official added.

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In another incident, Mumbai police arrested a man for allegedly hiring a contract killer and getting his 70-year-old businessman father stabbed to death over a property dispute in Mumbai's Kandivali area. The crime was carried out on Sunday. The victim's son and his business partner were arrested. The police officials said a search was on for the third accused.

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The deceased, Mohammad Syed (70), owned a metal factory in the Government Industrial Estate at Charkop in Kandivali. On Sunday morning, Syed went to his as usual. But around 12 noon, he was found dead there with multiple stab wounds, an official said.
(With PTI Inputs)