Man killed by sister and her family over property dispute in Thane; 3 arrested

A 39-year-old man was killed by his sister, brother-in-law and nephew over a property dispute at a residential society in Thane on Thursday night; the accused also attacked the man’s wife; while the man died in the attack, his wife suffered injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital

A 39-year-old man was attacked by his sister, brother-in-law and nephew over a property dispute at a residential society in Thane on Thursday night.

A 39-year-old man was killed by his sister and her family over a property dispute in Thane. The sister, her husband and son have been arrested. (HT FILE PHOTO)

The accused also attacked the man’s wife. While the man died in the attack, his wife suffered injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital.

The accused have been identified as Deepa Thakur, 37, her husband Rajesh Thakur, 37, and son Nikhil Thakur, 19.

The deceased, Nandkumar Thakur, was the brother of Deepa. The two families got into frequent fights after the death of their parents. Nandkumar resided in Mahavir Heights in Kapurbawdi while Deepa and another sister allegedly fought with him over their share in the flat.

Deepa claimed that their father had allotted the flat to their sister who is disabled. However, Nandkumar’s wife, who is also the complainant, did not allow her to stay there and sent her to their village home. Nandkumar allegedly transferred the flat to his wife’s name. The sisters filed a civil suit against him.

Recently, Deepa came to know that their flat was affected by the Metro work in Thane and the residents of Mahavir Heights would be getting an alternate accommodation. Deepa, her husband and son went to Nandkumar’s flat to fight over the same issue. Rajesh, who already had a criminal background, carried a hammer with him.

The accused have been arrested under IPC Section 302 and have been sent to police custody till July 22.