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83-Year-Old Grandfather Shoots Grandson Dead Over Property Dispute
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News18•07-10-2026, 13:42
83-Year-Old Grandfather Shoots Grandson Dead Over Property Dispute
- •In Lonavala, 83-year-old Motiram Marathe shot and killed his 33-year-old grandson, lawyer Abhay Marathe, due to an ongoing property dispute.
- •The family initially tried to cover up the murder by claiming it was an accidental gunshot, but police investigation exposed the truth.
- •Crime branch investigation, blood spatter analysis, and autopsy reports raised police suspicion regarding the accident theory.
- •Following the murder, family members conspired to destroy evidence by removing the hotel's CCTV DVR and threatening staff.
- •Police have arrested four family members, including the sister, uncle, aunt, and cousin, for destroying evidence.
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Abhay Marathe was shot and killed by his 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, following a heated argument over a property dispute regarding the sale of a property that the grandfather opposed.
Following the shooting, family members took the body to a room, removed the hotel's CCTV cameras and digital video recorder, threatened hotel staff, and tried to portray the incident as an accidental rifle discharge.
The police have arrested four family members for destroying evidence, including Abhay's sister Rajashree Pawar, uncle Hiraman Marathe, aunt Kavita Marathe, and cousin Manoj Marathe.
