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Pune Grandfather Murders Grandson Over Property Dispute
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News18•06-10-2026, 21:30
Pune Grandfather Murders Grandson Over Property Dispute
- •An 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, shot and killed his 33-year-old grandson Abhay Manik Marathe over a property dispute in Lonavala.
- •The victim Abhay Marathe was the son of Manik Marathe, a former corporator of Lonavala city.
- •The incident was initially portrayed as an accidental shooting while cleaning a rifle, but police investigation revealed it to be premeditated murder.
- •Police interrogation of hotel staff and post-mortem findings led to the unravelling of the truth and the arrest of the grandfather.
- •Cases have also been registered against five other family members for attempting to destroy evidence and shield the accused.
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Abhay Manik Marathe was shot and killed by his 83-year-old grandfather, Motiram Marathe, following an argument over a property transaction and an ongoing property dispute.
Although the incident was initially reported as an accidental discharge while cleaning a rifle, police grew suspicious during the post-mortem when they noticed the bullet entered directly through the stomach and subsequently interrogated hotel staff.
Motiram Marathe owned two licensed rifles—a 12-bore rifle purchased in 1970 and another bought in 1980—which he had originally acquired due to a passion for hunting, and used one of them to shoot his grandson.
