Thane, February 21: A man wanted for the killings of a woman and her daughter in Panvel on February 19 allegedly committed suicide on Sunday, Navi Mumbai police said. Prakash More (26), hanged himself from a tree in his native Hingoli district, an official said.

"His friendship with a 19-year-old girl in Panvel was opposed by her parents. He stabbed the girl and her mother on February 19 and fled. More was a widower and had attempted suicide earlier as well," an official said. Pregnant Indian Woman And Restaurant Owner Garima Kothari, Husband Found Dead in New Jersey in Suspected Murder-Suicide Case.

He uploaded a post on Facebook and also called his mother before committing suicide, the official added.

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