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{{short description|Mass murder in the Indian city of Thane}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{context|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Thane stabbings
| map = File:MaharashtraThane.png
| map_caption = Location of Thane within Maharashtra
| location = [[Kasarvadavali]] area, [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| target = Family members
| coordinates = {{Coord|19|16|22.8|N|72|58|10.6|E|region:India_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| date = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|02|28}}
| time =
| timezone =
| type = [[Murder-suicide]], [[stabbing]]
| fatalities = 15 (including the perpetrator)
| injuries = 1
| weapons = Large knife
| 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.<ref name="today">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/maharashtra/story/thane-man-kills-14-family-members-then-commits-suicide-310906-2016-02-28|title=Thane man kills 14 family members, including 7 children, commits suicide|publisher=India Today|date=28 February 2016 | accessdate=23 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/thane-man-kills-14-family-members-including-seven-children/story-cshfAaFueYPRp7SdGIj5IM.html|title=Man stabs 14 family members to death in Thane, commits suicide|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Agence France-Presse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/28/indian-man-kills-14-members-of-family-with-knife-near-mumbai |title=Indian man kills 14 members of family with knife near Mumbai | World news |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35681241 |title=Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.com |date=2016-02-28 |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/indian-man-kills-14-members-family-suicide-160228060236175.html |title=Indian man kills 14 family members before suicide |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=2016-02-28 |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=By AFP, video source Reuters 8:24AM GMT 28 Feb 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/12176467/Indian-man-kills-14-members-of-his-family.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228110122/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/12176467/Indian-man-kills-14-members-of-his-family.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-02-28 |title=Video: Indian man 'kills 14 members of his family' |publisher=Telegraph |date=2016-02-28 |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shah |first=Harmeet |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/28/asia/india-thane-family-members-killed/ |title=Indian man allegedly kills 14 family members with knife - CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2016-02-29 |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Víctor M. Olazábal |url=http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2016/02/28/56d2e4f846163fd4168b464a.html |title=Un indio mata a 14 miembros de su familia | Internacional | EL MUNDO |publisher=Elmundo.es |date=2016-02-28 |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/efe/2016/02/28/homem-mata-14-membros-de-sua-familia-na-india.htm |title=Homem mata 14 membros de sua família e se suicida na Índia, diz polícia - Notícias - UOL Notícias |publisher=Noticias.uol.com.br |date= |accessdate=2016-03-14}}</ref>

==Details==
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,<ref name="dna"/> Husnail Varekar<ref name="today"/> and Asnain Anwar Warekar, aged 35.<ref name="today"/>

A 21-year-old woman from the family survived and was taken to a hospital.<ref name="dna">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-man-kills-14-members-of-his-family-takes-his-own-life-in-thane-2183307|title=Maharashtra: Man kills 14 members of his family, takes his own life in Thane|date=28 February 2016|work=dna}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBUqRqD9hIA Scene Outside The Thane House], India Express Online

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