2016 Thane stabbing

Thane stabbings
Location of Thane within Maharashtra
Location	Kasarvadavli area, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°ECoordinates: 19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E
Date	February 28, 2016
Target	Family members
Attack type	Murder suicide, stabbing
Weapons	Large knife
Deaths	15 (including the perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries	1
Suspected perpetrator	Asnain Anwar Warekar
Motive	Unknown

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][10]}

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 accused's name has been given in different sources as Hasnel Anwar Warekar,^[11] 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.^[11]

References

1. "Thane man kills 14 family members, including 7 children, then commits suicide".
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 2016-03-14.
4. "Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' - BBC News". Bbc.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
5. "Indian man kills 14 family members before suicide". Al Jazeera English. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
6. By AFP, video source Reuters 8:24AM GMT 28 Feb 2016 (2016-02-28). "Video: Indian man 'kills 14 members of his family'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
7. "Indian accountant drugs & kills 14 family members, commits suicide - reports — RT News". Rt.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
8. Shah, Harmeet (2016-02-29). "Indian man allegedly kills 14 family members with knife - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
9. Víctor M. Olazábal (2016-02-28). "Un indio mata a 14 miembros de su familia | Internacional | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
10. "Homem mata 14 membros de sua família e se suicida na Índia, diz polícia - Notícias - UOL Notícias". Noticias.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
11. "Maharashtra: Man kills 14 members of his family, takes his own life in Thane". dna. 28 February 2016.

External links

• Scene Outside The Thane House, India Express Online