Target Family members Non-fatal injuries 1 Motive Unknown Location Thane | Weapons Large knife Suspected perpetrator Asnain Anwar Warekar Date 28 February 2016 Attack types Murder–suicide, Stabbing | |
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Deaths 15 (including the perpetrator) | ||
On 28 February 2016, a man in the Indian city of Thane fatally stabbed 14 members of his family before taking his own life.
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, Husnail Varekar and Asnain Anwar Warekar, aged 35.
A 21-year-old woman from the family survived and was taken to a hospital.
References
2016 Thane stabbing Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA