Elderly man shoots daughter-in-law for not serving snacks with tea: Cops

The 76 year- old man was angry when his daughter -in-law did not serve him breakfast along with his morning cup of tea.

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An elderly man shoots his daughter-in-law for not serving breakfast along with his morning cup of tea.

A 42-year-old woman suffered injuries when her father-in-law allegedly shot at her from his revolver at their residence in Maharashtra‘s Thane. According to the police, apparently he shot her for not serving breakfast to him.

As per the reports of NDTV, this woman suffered bullet injuries in her abdomen. She is  undergoing treatment at a hospital in Thane.

The police officer said that another daughter-in-law of the accused filed a complaint. She informed that the incident took place at around 11.30 am on Thursday.

The officer said that the Kashinath Pandurang Patil accused allegedly got annoyed when his daughter-in-law did not serve him breakfast along with his morning cup of tea. “The elderly man pulled out the revolver and shot his daughter-in-law in the abdomen, leaving her seriously injured,”

Immediately, other family members shifted her to a hospital nearby for treatment. The police are investigating if there was any other provocation for the attack.

Senior inspector, Santosh Ghatekar said that offence under sections 307 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code as well as the Arms Act have been registered against the accused. However, Kashinath Pandurang Patil is yet to be arrested.

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