A 16-year-old minor stabbed his father and slit his throat after the latter thrashed the mother in an inebriated state, at Samata Nagar in Kandivli east on Wednesday night. The deceased attempted to attack his wife with a sharp knife when the son intervened. A case of murder has been registered against the minor and he has been booked under relevant charges.
Police said the incident occurred on Wednesday night when the deceased, Ajay Shirke, 46, a painter who was an alcoholic, was thrashing his wife and abusing her. Shirke, who lived in Chikhalwadi, Kandivali east, stayed with his wife Minakshi, 45, and two sons, Karan, 20 and the 16-year-old. According to the complainant, Minakshi, her husband was an alcoholic who had been violently abusing her for over 20 years.
“Things often went out of hand when my husband physically assaulted me over insignificant things and this behaviour of his did not go down well with my sons. They tried to reason with their father on multiple occasions, but to no avail,” said Minakshi in her statement to the police. On Wednesday evening, when Shirke returned home from work, he was already drunk and had brought more liquor for consumption.
After his sundowner, Shirke began abusing Minakshi, when their teenaged son tried to intervene. When the 16-year-old pushed his father and hit him with a hammer, Shirke fell and Minakshi went to his rescue. An inebriated Shirke picked up a kitchen knife and tried to attack her, when the boy snatched the knife and stabbed him in the neck before slitting his throat.
Police said Minakshi collapsed in shock and was revived by Karan, who later took his minor brother to the Samata Nagar police station. The teen surrendered and confessed to his crime. Police rushed to the spot and took Shirke to the hospital, where he was declared dead. The minor has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for murder.
