A 61-year-old woman, Shobha Anil Pandit, was found murdered in her Palghar apartment on Sunday morning. Police suspect robbery as the motive, with neighbours discovering the body after noticing a break in her routine. A forensic team is collecting evidence and CCTV footage is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.
'Fear of the Other stalks our lives as it did in ancient times and the mobs are just as easy to incite as it was then,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
Hasnain had butchered 14 of his family members and then ended life after a weekend feast on Sunday.
