Man held for killing younger brother in Palghar district

Palghar, Oct 31 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly killing his younger brother following a dispute over the benefits of a government scheme and the power bill of their house, an official said on Thursday.

The murder was committed at Sakle Pada within the jurisdiction of Satpati police station, he said.

The official said that the accused Satish Jitu Patil and his brother Chandrakant Jitu Patil (35) often fought over the benefits of a government housing scheme and the electricity bill of the place where they lived.

They got into an argument over the same issue on Wednesday during which Satish attacked Chandrakant with a sickle, killing him at the scene, the official said. The elder sibling was subsequently arrested. PTI COR NR