An 18-year-old boy was strangulated to death allegedly by his elder brother here over a minor dispute, police said today
Thane: An 18-year-old boy was strangulated to death allegedly by his elder brother here over a minor dispute, police said today.
The incident took place last night in Pagdha of Bhiwandi taluka here when the two brothers--Vilas Waghe and Raju Waghe-- got into an altercation over a petty money matter in the house, PI J M Bhosale of Padgha police station told PTI.
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The matter took an ugly turn when the elder brother Vilas (22) lost his temper and hit Raju and then strangulated
him, killing him on the spot. Police have registered a case under sections 302 (murder), 323 (Voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace)of the IPC against Vilas on a complaint made by his mother Surekha Waghe.
The body has been sent for postmortem. Vilas is absconding since the incident and no arrest has been made so
far, police added.
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