90-year-old man found dead in Thane quarry after fight with daughter over food
Police suspect the elderly man died by suicide after leaving home following the argument; his body was recovered from a water-filled quarry hours later
A 90-year-old man was found dead in a water-filled quarry hours after he walked out of his home following a quarrel over food with his daughter in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police have said.
Police suspected the man, Vasant Ubale, a resident of Fule Nagar in the Rammandir area of Ambernath, died by suicide.
According to police, Ubale allegedly left his residence in a fit of anger after a petty dispute over food with his daughter.
His body was found in a quarry at Chinchpada at around 12.30 am the next day. It was sent to a government hospital for postmortem, an official said.
An accidental death report has been registered at the Ambernath West police station, and a probe is under way, he said, adding that Ubale is suspected to have died by suicide.
