{
  "id": 843719,
  "title": "Pune: 70-Year-Old Man Attacked With Sickle By Son-in-Law Over Wife’s Return; Accused Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/pune-70-year-old-man-attacked-with-sickle-by-son-in-law-over-wifes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:26:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-70-year-old-man-attacked-with-sickle-by-son-in-law-over-wifes-return-accused-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 70-year-old man, Dattatray Bhimaji Vitkar, was attacked with a sickle by his son-in-law, Madhukar Gambhir Hadkamol, in Pune. The incident occurred after Vitkar refused to send his daughter back to her husband, who allegedly had an alcohol addiction and frequently quarreled with his wife. Hadkamol, a resident of Yawal taluka in Jalgaon district, has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder and is currently in police custody. Vitkar, who works as a security guard, is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of Lokmanya Hospital. The accused had allegedly threatened the victim's life in July, but the family did not take the warning seriously.",
  "summary": "Pune: A 70-year-old man was allegedly attacked with a sickle by his son-in-law after he refused to send his daughter back to her husband, who was allegedly addicted to alcohol and frequently quarrelled with her. The Chaturshringi police have arrested the accused on charges of attempt to murder. The arrested accused has been identified as Madhukar Gambhir Hadkamol (45), a resident of Amoda in…",
  "key_points": [
    "70-year-old Dattatray Bhimaji Vitkar attacked with sickle",
    "Son-in-law Madhukar Hadkamol arrested for attempted murder",
    "Accused threatened victim's life in July"
  ],
  "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."
}