{
  "id": 18705973,
  "title": "Pune: 80-Year-Old Dies After Son Hits Him With Shovel; Police Halt Funeral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/pune-80-year-old-dies-after-son-hits-him-with-shovel-police-halt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T11:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-80-year-old-dies-after-son-hits-him-with-shovel-police-halt-funeral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Pune, an 80-year-old man, Jagannath Dhondu Hode, passed away after being hit with a shovel by his 46-year-old son, Ramchandra Jagannath Hode, following a domestic dispute. The incident occurred in the Parvati police jurisdiction. Ramchandra attempted to conduct the funeral rites without notifying the authorities. The elderly victim was admitted to Sassoon General Hospital after the attack but his son took him away from the hospital, leading to his demise during the journey back to their village. The police have arrested Ramchandra and are investigating the events leading to his father's death.",
  "summary": "Pune: A 46-year-old man has been booked for allegedly assaulting his 80-year-old father with a shovel following a minor domestic dispute in the Parvati police jurisdiction. The elderly man later succumbed to his injuries, while his son allegedly attempted to perform the last rites without informing the police. The deceased has been identified as Jagannath Dhondu Hode, 80, a resident of Janata…",
  "key_points": [
    "80-year-old Jagannath Hode dies after being hit with shovel by son.",
    "Son Ramchandra, 46, attempted funeral without police notification.",
    "Police arrest Ramchandra, investigate incident."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}