- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Nashik Horror: A man and his son allegedly killed their neighbour by severing his head with an axe and sickle in Maharashtra's Nashik. The father-son duo then took the victim's severed head to the police station and surrendered, an official said on Thursday.
The police have arrested the accused man and detained his son, whose age has not yet been determined, after the incident that occurred in Nanashi village of Dindori taluka on Wednesday morning.
Gulab Ramchandra Waghmare (35), their neighbour, was murdered by Suresh Boke (40) and his son with an axe and sickle. According to an official, they arrived at Nanashi Outpost police Chowki after the occurrence with the victim's head and the weapons that were used to kill him.
He claimed that when the locals learned about the incident, they set fire to the accused father-son pair's car and damaged their house.
Tension broke out in the village after the incident. In addition to the local police, the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and officers from nearby police stations were also stationed in the village for security purposes.
"Prima facie, the killers and the victim were neighbours and there was a long-standing dispute between the two families. They had lodged police complaints against each other on December 31. The next day, Boke and his son killed Waghmare on the suspicion of helping his (Boke's) daughter to elope," he said.
A case was filed at the Peth police station on Wednesday night under sections 103 (1) (murder), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and 351 (2) (3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in response to a complaint filed by the victim's wife, Minabai (34).
According to the official, the accused will be produced in a court on Thursday. Security has also been beefed up in the area and the situation is under control, he said.