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Published 15:31 IST, August 16th 2020

Man killed over family feud, father-in-law, three others held

Mumbai Police have arrested the father-in-law and three other relatives of a 40-year-old man for allegedly killing him over a family dispute, an official said on Sunday.

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Mumbai Police have arrested the father-in-law and three other relatives of a 40-year-old man for allegedly killing him over a family dispute, an official said on Sunday.

The accused had a quarrel with the victim on Saturday in Sewree area here following which all of them went to the local police station to put forth their grievances.

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The police pacified them and sent them back.

Later, when the victim reached near the building where the accused lived in Sewree, they again had a fight, the police official said.

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The accused then allegedly hit the victim with a paver block, he said, adding that the latter died on the spot.

The victim's father-in-law and three brothers-in-law were subsequently arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder).

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15:31 IST, August 16th 2020