{
  "id": 3805965,
  "title": "Palghar Revenue Assistant Dies After Two Months Of Treatment Following Machete Attack By Boyfriend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/palghar-revenue-assistant-dies-after-two-months-of-treatment",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:57:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/palghar-revenue-assistant-dies-after-two-months-of-treatment-following-machete-attack-by-boyfriend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic incident near Gold Cinema in Palghar, a young Revenue Assistant named Snehal Sawant was brutally attacked with a machete by her boyfriend, Amol Mule, on June 12. The attack occurred as she was returning home from work around 6:30 PM. Amol, who worked at the High Court, used the weapon to deal seven to eight severe blows to Snehal's neck and waist, leaving her critically injured. Snehal, who worked at the Palghar Collector's Office, was rushed for emergency treatment and subsequently transferred to a multi-specialty hospital in Pune. Despite intensive medical care, her condition deteriorated after two months of treatment, and she passed away on Wednesday, August 26. The news of her demise has left colleagues, staff, and senior officers at the Palghar Collector's Office deeply saddened, leading to a outpouring of tributes to her memory.",
  "summary": "Palghar: Snehal Sawant, a young woman who was brutally attacked with a machete by her boyfriend near Gold Cinema in Palghar on June 12, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pune. Attack took place while she was returning home The tragic incident occurred around 6:30 PM on June 12, when Snehal was heading home to her residence at Mudra Apartments in the…",
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  "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."
}