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The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Nallasopara area of Palghar, the official from Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police control room said, adding that the motive behind the killing was not yet known, The accused, Naresh alias Narshu Naik, allegedly attacked his sister-in-law Meena Naik (55) with a crowbar and then ran way. The woman died on the spot, he said.
After being alerted, police reached the spot and sent the body to a government hospital in Vasai for postmortem.
The police have launched a search for the accused and registered a case against him under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said.