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°E |
| Date | February 28, 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
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
- ^ a b c "Thane man kills 14 family members, including 7 children, then commits suicide".
- ^ "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 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' - BBC News". Bbc.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Indian man kills 14 family members before suicide". Al Jazeera English. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ By AFP, video source Reuters 8:24AM GMT 28 Feb 2016 (2016-02-28). "Video: Indian man 'kills 14 members of his family'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Shah, Harmeet (2016-02-29). "Indian man allegedly kills 14 family members with knife - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ Víctor M. Olazábal (2016-02-28). "Un indio mata a 14 miembros de su familia | Internacional | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Homem mata 14 membros de sua família e se suicida na Índia, diz polícia - Notícias - UOL Notícias". Noticias.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra: Man kills 14 members of his family, takes his own life in Thane". dna. 28 February 2016.
External links
- Scene Outside The Thane House, India Express Online