Maharashtra: Neighbours attack elderly man in Wani

NASHIK: Three women of a family allegedly beat up their neighbours who had called relatives from Covid-affected places like Mumbai and Nashik to come and stay with them. The Wani police have booked the three women under different sections of the IPC.
The Wani police said that Lahanu Jadhav, a 72-year-old resident of Jawai Nagar, Lakhmapur in Dindori taluka, said in his complaint that on Sunday morning, a woman in his neighbourhood picked up an argument with him for calling his son, daughter and grandchildren from Mumbai to stay with him.
The woman said that Lahanu Jadhav has “invited” coronavirus in their village by calling his son and daughter from Mumbai and Nashik. The woman also said that her children had fallen ill after Jadhav’s children and grandchildren came to the village.
Jadhav alleged that as the argument escalated, the woman picked up a sharp weapon and hit him. He suffered an injury on his forehead.
Meanwhile, Jadhav’s daughter Manisha Gangurde also got injured on her finger when she attempted to shield her father. Jadhav complained that soon two more women from the neighbouring family joined the fight and beat him, Manisha and other members of his family.
APSI R Sonawane of the Wani police station, who is investigating the case, said Jadhav’s family members who have come from Mumbai and Nashik have proper permissions from the departments concerned in their respective places.
Sonawane said none of them is infected with Covid 19. The argument only escalated over suspicion that the Jadhav’s son, daughter and grandchildren could be infected with Covid-19.