Nagpur:

An engineering student in Maharashtra’s Nagpur allegedly killed his parents apparently due to differences with them over his education and career, police said on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old accused, Utkarsh Dhakhole, killed his parents at their residence in Kapil Nagar area of the city on December 26 and the double murder came to light on Wednesday morning after neighbours complained of a foul smell, an official said.

After the recovery of the decomposed bodies of his parents, Utkarsh was arrested and he confessed to killing them, DCP (Zone V) Niketan Kadam said.

The deceased were identified as Liladhar Dhakhole (55) and his 50-year-old wife Aruna, he said.

“Utkarsh allegedly strangled his mother, a teacher, around noon on December 26 and later stabbed his father, a technician at a power plant and social worker, to death when he returned home around 5 pm. He then left the bodies there,” the official said.

The motive appears to be a dispute over Utkarsh’s struggling academic record and career, he said.

“Utkarsh failed to clear several subjects during his engineering course. His parents, therefore, wanted him to quit engineering and choose something else. However, he was against their suggestion,” Kadam added.

After killing his parents, he took his college-going sister, who did not know about their murder, to their uncle’s residence. He falsely told the relatives that his parents had gone to Bengaluru to take part in a meditation programme for a few days. Along with his sister, Utkarsh also stayed at his uncle’s place, he said.

However, the double murder finally came to light and he was arrested, the official said.

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Nagpur:

An 18-year-old boy allegedly threatened his mother with a sword after she refused to give him Rs 10,000 to buy a phone, a Nagpur police station official said on Monday.

The incident happened on Sunday evening, the Jaripatka police station official added.

“When the woman returned home from work, the boy asked Rs 10,000 to buy a phone. When she refused citing her poor financial condition, he abused her, threatened her and his sister with a sword and then vandalised the house,” the official said.

On the complaint of the woman, a case was registered and a hunt is on for the boy, who fled from his house some time after the incident, the official added.

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Nagpur:

Enraged by his 62-year-old father’s refusal to massage his feet, a 33-year-old man allegedly beaten him to death in their house in Nagpur city, police said on Sunday.

The accused, Kushal alias Inga Shende, was arrested following the incident on Saturday evening in Nawabpura area, an official said.

Kushal, who has a criminal past, kicked and punched his father Dattatreya Shende in his chest, stomach, ribs, and head after the latter turned down his request to massage his feet, the official said.

Shende’s elder son, Pranav, unsuccessfully tried to intervene but was threatened by Kushal.

Pranav rushed to his neighbour’s house to seek help, but when he returned, the old man was lying unconscious with severe injuries. He was rushed to Mayo Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival, the official added.

Kushal was arrested on the charge of murder. A court remanded him in police custody till Monday.

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Nagpur:

A speeding truck hit an elderly man crossing a road in Nagpur city on Wednesday afternoon, killing him on the spot, police officials said.

The man was identified as Gajanan Marotrao Kawade (75), a resident of Katol town in Nagpur district, they said.

According to the police, the truck driver, identified as Premkumar Ramnath Yadav (24), a resident of Ramtek town in the district, was later arrested.

Mr Kawade had come to Nagpur city for some work and was crossing the road at around 3 pm in the Gorewada ring road area when the truck hit him. The senior citizen’s head came under the truck’s wheels, resulting in his immediate death, they said.

Bystanders caught the driver and some of them reportedly assaulted him before the police took him in their custody and placed under arrest. 

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Nagpur:

Heavy rains battered Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Saturday and flooded many parts of the city. As per reports, the city received over 100 mm of rainfall in just four hours, and the schools and colleges were shut as a precautionary measure.

The water also entered Nagpur railway station and a few buses parked at the city bus depot were seen submerged. The water also entered several houses as the Ambazari lake overflowed.

Nagpur rain news: NDRF, SDRF carry out rescue ops

The teams of the National Disaster Response (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been called in to rescue people from flooded homes and streets. 

According to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is an MLA from Nagpur, two units of the SDRF are evacuating the residents from the low-lying areas. He informed that the NDRF and SDRF teams have so far evacuated 140 civilians.

40 students were rescued from a school for the hearing and speech-impaired, he said.

“We are constantly in touch with the administration and monitoring the situation,” Mr Fadnavis said.

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Nagpur rain: Orange alert issued

The Nagpur Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that “severe/moderate thunderstorm with lightning” would continue in the city.

Meanwhile, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has advised people not to step out of their homes unless necessary.