Man held for killing mother-in-law in Maharashtra's Palghar

PALGHAR: Police arrested a man from Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday for allegedly stabbing his 60-year-old mother-in-law to death, an official said.
The murder incident occurred on Friday, he said. "The accused was not on good terms with his wife and her family member and frequently quarrelled.
On Friday, during a heated argument at their house, the man's mother-in-law tried to save her daughter from being beaten by him. In the process, she got stabbed with a sharp weapon and suffered a serious injury," the police official said.
The victim was rushed to a hospital, where she died while undergoing treatment, he said. A case was registered under section 302 (murder) was registered against the accused.