'Mentally Disturbed' Man Axes 2 Senior Citizens To Death In Maharashtra, Arrested From Pond
The culprit in the double murder has been named as Kishor Kumar Mandal, who was apprehended near a mud pond in the jungle.
A startling case of double murder has emerged in the Koodan hamlet of Boisar, Palghar district, Maharashtra. An allegedly mentally unstable man brutally murdered two senior citizens by attacking them with an axe, news agency ANI reported. According to reports, following the incident, when individuals raised the alarm, the suspect escaped. The cops then caught the suspect from a pond in the neighboring wooded area.
#WATCH | Palghar, Maharashtra: Police arrested the double-murder accused Kishor Kumar Mandal from a nearby mud pond. https://t.co/kL8xEDjd7h pic.twitter.com/TxBiwMOHWr
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2024
The culprit in the double murder has been named as Kishor Kumar Mandal, who was apprehended near a mud pond in the jungle.
"An allegedly mentally disturbed man killed two senior citizens by attacking them with an axe, in the Koodan village of Boisar area. The police arrested him from a mud pond in the nearby forest area," Palghar Police stated.
Palghar, Maharashtra | An allegedly mentally disturbed man killed two senior citizens by attacking them with an axe, in the Koodan village of Boisar area. The police arrested him from a mud pond in the nearby forest area: Palghar Police
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2024
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