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Pune Shaken: Nephew Murders Uncle with Sickle, Then Commits Suicide
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News18•20-09-2026, 07:18
Pune Shaken: Nephew Murders Uncle with Sickle, Then Commits Suicide
- •A shocking incident occurred in Madhavnagar, Rajgurunagar, near Pune.
- •A nephew slit his uncle's throat with a sickle, killing him, and then committed suicide by hanging himself.
- •Sandeep Waman Gadde (43) died, and his nephew Praveen Kailas Kohinkar (20) committed suicide.
- •Sandeep Gadde, suffering from paralysis, would shout loudly at night, causing tension in the house.
- •Praveen dropped his mother at work, returned home, murdered his uncle, and then took his own life; a suicide note was found at the scene.
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A 20-year-old nephew named Praveen Kailas Kohinkar slit the throat of his 43-year-old uncle Sandeep Waman Gadde with a sickle, killing him, before hanging himself to end his own life on Saturday afternoon.
Sandeep Gadde was suffering from paralysis and, being unmarried, had moved to his sister's house two months prior for proper care and support.
Police recovered a suicide note written by the nephew Praveen at the scene, in which he explicitly stated that he was taking the extreme step because he was fed up with his uncle's troubles.
