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Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Man stabs 72-year-old neighbour to death
A 72-year-old woman from Kandivali was stabbed to death by a 65-year-old neighbour during an argument on Monday. 'The victim and accused are senior citizens and used to fight over petty issues like filling water from society's common tap etc. We have arrested the accused on the charge of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and will produce him before the court on Tuesday,' said a police officer from Kandivali police station. According to the police officers, the victim is identified as Ranjan Vudhlala Sanghani, a home maker residing in Basanti Bhuvan building next to Balbharti School in Kandivali West. The accused is identified as Ashok Keshwani. The officers said that on Monday at 4:00pm when Sanghani kept some construction material on the common staircase, Keshwani objected to it. As Sanghani refused to remove the material, an argument broke out between the two. It soon turned violent as Keshwani got agitated and in anger, then got a knife and stabbed Sanghani. The police seized the knife and arrested the accused. The victim's body has been sent for postmortem.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Time of India
72-year-old woman killed in Kandivli building after altercation; 66-year-old neighbour held
Mumbai: A 72-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her neighbour, a 66-year-old man, at a Kandivli building following an altercation on Monday. The police took the accused, Ashok Keswani , into custody. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Keswani and the victim, Ranjana Sanghani , had a row over keeping construction materials on the common staircase of the building, said the police. The incident occurred around 3.30 pm on Monday. The property, located near Balbharti School on SV Road, is occupied by a few tenants. Sanghani was unmarried and lived with her sister. According to the police, Sanghani and Keswani had bickered over water-related issues in the past. "Sanghani was getting her house repaired. Construction material for the repairs was kept on the common staircase of the building. This sparked a dispute between her and Keswani on Monday," a police official said. The argument snowballed into violence as Keswani punched the elderly woman in the common area outside her house. Police said he then fetched a kitchen knife from his house and assaulted her. Police were informed about the incident and rushed to the property. Keswani was apprehended and taken to the police station. Sanghani was moved to a hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. She had suffered knife injuries on her hands. Police said Keswani had separated from his spouse; the couple did not have children. Keswani was booked under provisions of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder. Police will record statements of Sanghani's sister and other residents of the property.
