Police in Maharashtra`s Thane district have booked a history-sheeter for allegedly attempting to strangle a 36-year-old woman and threatening to kill her family, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.
The accused, identified as Akshay Kurtadkar, had previously been externed from the area due to his criminal record, reported PTI.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Badlapur area. According to the complainant, who is a housewife, Kurtadkar asked her to meet him on January 13, threatening her that he knew her son`s school schedule.
When she arrived at the location, Kurtadkar allegedly tried to force her into an autorickshaw and threatened to make her private videos viral. When she resisted, he allegedly attempted to strangle her and threatened to kill her minor son and vandalise her brother`s shop, reported PTI.
Police said a case has been registered against Kurtadkar for attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and other charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Maharashtra Police Act has also been invoked against him for violating the externment orders, the official added.
Murder accused in 4-day police custody; cops say childhood quarrel led to Beed labourer`s killing
In another case, a court in Beed district of Maharashtra has remanded a murder accused to four days of police custody after the prosecution claimed he killed the victim over a quarrel dating back to their childhood, reported PTI.
On January 6, Harshad Shinde, a contract labourer of the Beed Municipal Council engaged in municipal pipeline work, was shot dead and then brutally attacked on the face with a sickle in the Ankushnagar area of Beed town, according to police, reported PTI.
The alleged attacker, Vishal Suryavanshi, was arrested on Sunday night while he was travelling on a two-wheeler towards Kaij from Kalamb tehsil in neighbouring Dharashiv district, they said, reported PTI.
Produced before the court on Monday, Suryavanshi was remanded to four days of police custody.
Investigations revealed the victim and the accused were known to each other, said police.
During questioning, the accused told interrogators that he committed the murder to avenge a childhood altercation, they said.
Probe has established that the murder was committed over a petty reason, added the police.
(With inputs from PTI)
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