Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Palghar Revenue Assistant Dies After Alleged Sickle Attack
Snehal Sawant worked as a revenue assistant in Palghar.
Police say she was attacked with a sickle on June 12.
The attack happened near the Gold Cinema area while she was going home.
She suffered serious injuries to her neck and waist.
Police later arrested Amol Mule, who was identified as her boyfriend.
Sawant was first treated in Boisar and then moved to a hospital in Pune.
She remained in treatment for more than two months.
She died at the Pune hospital on August 26.
Palghar Police are continuing to investigate the case.
Revenue assistant Snehal Sawant died in a Pune hospital on August 26, 2026, after more than two months of treatment.
Police allege that Sawant was attacked with a sickle near Palghar’s Gold Cinema area on June 12.
The attack allegedly occurred while Sawant was traveling to her home at Mudra Apartment.
Police arrested her boyfriend, Amol Mule, in the Varkhunti area after a search lasting two to three days.
The assault was suspected to have followed a relationship-related dispute, and Palghar Police are investigating.
- Who
- Snehal Sawant, a revenue assistant at the Palghar District Collectorate, died after the alleged attack; police arrested Amol Mule in connection with it.
- What
- Sawant was allegedly attacked multiple times with a sickle and later died from her injuries.
- When
- The alleged attack occurred on June 12, 2026, and Sawant died on August 26, 2026, after more than two months of treatment.
- Where
- The attack occurred near the Gold Cinema area in Palghar; Sawant later died at a hospital in Pune.
- Why
- Police suspected the assault stemmed from a relationship-related dispute.
- Victim
- Snehal Sawant
- Accused
- Amol Mule
- Attack date
- June 12, 2026
- Attack location
- Near Gold Cinema, Palghar
- Weapon
- Sickle
- Initial treatment
- A private hospital in Boisar
- Death location
- A hospital in Pune