The unidentified robbers broke into the house and launched a violent attack on the three occupants using sharp weapons. The attackers also allegedly ransacked the house and fled with valuables, a police official said
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The elderly parents and sister of a teacher were seriously injured after robbers allegedly attacked them with sharp weapons and fled with valuables from their house in Maharashtra's Palghar district early on Monday, police said, reported news agency PTI.
The incident took place at around 3 am in Arnala village near Virar, they said, reported PTI.
The unidentified robbers broke into the house and launched a violent attack on the three occupants using sharp weapons. The attackers also allegedly ransacked the house and fled with valuables, a police official said, adding the exact amount of loss was yet to be ascertained, reported PTI.
After being alerted, personnel from the Arnala and Virar police stations rushed to the spot.
The three people suffered grievous injuries in the attack and were admitted to a nearby hospital. They were reported to be critical, a police official said, according to PTI.
The house belongs to Professor Sachin Gowari, who takes private coaching classes in Virar. He lives at Aghashi in Virar with his wife and children, while his parents and sister stay at the family's ancestral home in Arnala, the official said, reported PTI.
The police cordoned off the area and were examining CCTV footage from nearby houses and establishments to identify the culprits, he said.
MP farmer assaulted, robbed by two women in Nagpur
In another incident, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh was allegedly assaulted and robbed by two women in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on October 3, reported PTI.
While the police have managed to apprehend one of the accused, the other woman has been on the run since the attack that took place in the Ganga Jamuna area of the city on October 1, an official said.
Kishorilal Ramesh Verma (38), a resident of Chhindwada, Madhya Pradesh, had come to Nagpur after receiving his wages from a contractor, he said, reported PTI.
Verma was taking a walk in the red-light area when a woman approached him and demanded money. The victim was taken to a room, where she and another accused beat him with a stick and snatched Rs 14,700 from his wallet, the official said, reported PTI.
The police have arrested Deepali Samadhan Ingale (35), and a search is on for her accomplice, Jugnu Gyaneshwar Wankhede (30), he said, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
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