2016 Thane stabbing

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Thane stabbings
Location of Thane within Maharashtra
Location	Kasarvadavali area, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E / 19.273000; 72.969611Coordinates: 19°16′22.8″N 72°58′10.6″E / 19.273000°N 72.969611°E / 19.273000; 72.969611
Date	28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)
Target	Family members
Attack type	Murder-suicide, stabbing
Weapons	Large knife
Deaths	15 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	1
Motive	Unknown

On 28 February 2016, a man in the Indian city of Thane fatally stabbed 14 members of his family before taking his own life.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

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The incident took place at 1:00 am in Thane district of Maharashtra. The killer is reported to have sedated his victims before slitting their throats with a large knife, and later hanging himself. Seven children, six women and one male are among those killed.

The suspect's name has been given in different sources as Hasnel Anwar Warekar,^[10] Husnail Varekar^[1] and Asnain Anwar Warekar, aged 35.^[1]

A 21-year-old woman from the family survived and was taken to a hospital.^[10]

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• Scene Outside The Thane House, India Express Online