Nagpur, May 24: A man allegedly stabbed his father-in-law to death in public after a dispute with his wife in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Saturday. The attack took place at Borkhedi village in the limits of Butibori police station on Friday evening, an official said. He said the accused, Pankaj Devrao Gajbhiye (30), allegedly stabbed his father-in-law, Arun Dnyandev Bhagat (65), with a sharp object and killed him on the spot.

The accused had married Bhagat's daughter last year, and the couple had a troubled relationship due to instances of domestic violence, the official said. He said Gajbhiye allegedly slapped his wife multiple times at his house in Akoli on Friday morning. She informed her father, who took her away. Nagpur Shocker: Jealous of Friend’s Better Lifestyle, 19-Year-Old Mixes Poison in Cold Drink and Kills Him; Arrested After Confession (Watch Video).

Angered by this, the accused soon followed the father-daughter duo to their house in Borkhedi and attacked the victim, the official said, adding that a case of murder has been registered.

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