Maharashtra crime: A man allegedly stabbed his cousin to death suspecting him of having an affair with his wife in Maharashtra's Latur district, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/air-pollution-mumbai-police-register-784-cases-for-violation-of-bombay-hc-order-on-bursting-firecrackers-23319683" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">police</a> said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.&nbsp;
The incident took place at Shindalwadi village of Ausa tehsil on Sunday night, an official said, as per the PTI.
According to the news agency, the suspect Balaji Subhash Rathod allegedly attacked his cousin Pradeep Papa Rathod (28) with a knife and stabbed him multiple times, killing him on the spot, he said.
The suspect was accompanied by a friend, who was also involved in the attack. The duo are absconding, the official said.
The accused suspected the victim of having an affair with his wife, he said, adding that a case has been registered, the PTI reported on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Palghar,&nbsp;a 35-year-old tribal man allegedly killed his wife after doubting her fidelity in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The incident took place at Khiroda village in Jawhar taluka late Sunday night following which the man was arrested, senior police inspector Sanjay Bramhane told PTI.
The man allegedly attacked his 32-year-old wife with a sharp weapon. The woman died on the spot, he said.
The police rushed to the spot after receiving information and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem, the official said.
The accused was booked under <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-police-caution-cricket-fans-on-world-cup-ticket-scams-ahead-of-semi-final-at-wankhede-23319817" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Indian Penal Code</a> section 302 (murder), he added.&nbsp;
In Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, the police on Tuesday said that at least five persons were injured in a clash between two groups belonging to different communities in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, following which the police have arrested seven suspects, an official said, the PTI reported.
The incident occurred at Guha village in Rahuri, around 270 km from here, on Monday morning when a group was performing rituals at a temple of the Nathpanthi sect, he said.
The temple is located close to a place of religious worship of another community, the official said.
"As prayers were being offered at the temple and a speaker was on at high volume, a group from another community asked those involved to reduce the sound level. However, it led to an argument between the two groups," he said.
(with PTI inputs)

Maharashtra crime: A man stabbed his cousin to death suspecting him of having an affair with his wife in Latur district, the police said

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