Latur, September 26: A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly stabbing to death his uncle after a dispute in Maharashtra's Latur city, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday morning near Arvi locality, on the city's outskirts.

The 42-year-old victim went to his sister-in-law's house to collect his Aadhaar card and bank documents which were apparently in her possession. However, a heated argument erupted when the woman denied having the documents and began abusing him, an official from MIDC police station said. Mumbai Shocker: 2 Boys Thrashed, Paraded Naked on Suspicion of Being Thieves in Juhu, 1 Arrested.

The matter escalated and the woman's teenage son allegedly stabbed his uncle in the back with a knife, he said. The man was critically injured and he later died, the police said. Following a complaint by the victim's wife, the boy and his mother were detained and booked under relevant legal provisions. Mumbai Shocker: Man Stalks and Touches College Student Inappropriately in Broad Daylight on Independence Day, Arrested.

The boy confessed to the crime, the official said.

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