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2016 Thane stabbing
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| Thane stabbings | |
|---|---|
 Location of Thane within Maharashtra | |
| Location | Kasarvadavali area, Thane, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°ECoordinates: 19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E |
| Date | 28 February 2016 |
| Target | Family members |
Attack type | Murder-suicide, stabbing |
| Weapons | Large knife |
| Deaths | 15 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Motive | Unknown |
On 28 February 2016, a man in the Indian city of Thane fatally stabbed 14 members of his family before taking his own life.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Details[edit]
The incident took place at 1:00 am in Thane district of Maharashtra. The killer is reported to have sedated his victims before slitting their throats with a large knife, and later hanging himself. Seven children, six women and one male are among those killed.
The suspect's name has been given in different sources as Hasnel Anwar Warekar,[10] Husnail Varekar[1] and Asnain Anwar Warekar, aged 35.[1]
A 21-year-old woman from the family survived and was taken to a hospital.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thane man kills 14 family members, including 7 children, commits suicide". India Today. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Man stabs 14 family members to death in Thane, commits suicide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse. "Indian man kills 14 members of family with knife near Mumbai | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' - BBC News". Bbc.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Indian man kills 14 family members before suicide". Al Jazeera English. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ By AFP, video source Reuters 8:24AM GMT 28 Feb 2016 (28 February 2016). "Video: Indian man 'kills 14 members of his family'". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ Shah, Harmeet (29 February 2016). "Indian man allegedly kills 14 family members with knife - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Víctor M. Olazábal (28 February 2016). "Un indio mata a 14 miembros de su familia | Internacional | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Homem mata 14 membros de sua família e se suicida na Índia, diz polícia - Notícias - UOL Notícias". Noticias.uol.com.br. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Maharashtra: Man kills 14 members of his family, takes his own life in Thane". dna. 28 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Scene Outside The Thane House, India Express Online
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