2016 Thane stabbing

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Thane stabbings
MaharashtraThane.png
Location of Thane within Maharashtra
LocationKasarvadavali area, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E / 19.273000; 72.969611Coordinates: 19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E / 19.273000; 72.969611
Date28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)
TargetFamily members
Attack type
Murder-suicide, stabbing
WeaponsLarge knife
Deaths15 (including the perpetrator)
Injured1
MotiveUnknown

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. 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.
  2. "Man stabs 14 family members to death in Thane, commits suicide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. Agence France-Presse. "Indian man kills 14 members of family with knife near Mumbai | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. "Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' - BBC News". Bbc.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. "Indian man kills 14 family members before suicide". Al Jazeera English. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. 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)
  7. Shah, Harmeet (29 February 2016). "Indian man allegedly kills 14 family members with knife - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. Víctor M. Olazábal (28 February 2016). "Un indio mata a 14 miembros de su familia | Internacional | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. "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. 10.0 10.1 "Maharashtra: Man kills 14 members of his family, takes his own life in Thane". dna. 28 February 2016.

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