A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded life imprisonment to a 48-year-old man for murdering a woman in his neighbourhood and attempting to kill her son-in-law over a petty dispute. District Judge G P Shirsat in his order on April 30 also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on the accused - Govind Ghorpade.

According to the prosecution, Ghorpade's son hurled a stone at a woman residing in their neighbourhood in Bhiwandi town here on November 30, 2016 when she went to fetch water from a common tap located near her house.