Overview

• The incident occurred in Utre village, Kolhapur district, where Mahesh Patil allegedly poisoned food at his niece's wedding reception on Tuesday.
• Patil was reportedly angered by his niece's decision to elope and marry a man from the same village without his approval.
• A waiter noticed Patil attempting to mix a poisonous substance into the food and alerted others, preventing anyone from consuming it.
• The food was discarded, and samples have been sent for forensic testing to confirm the presence of poison.
• Police have filed charges against Patil under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are actively searching for him as he remains at large.