Thane, A 35-year-old man was killed and his wife injured when a rock fell on their house in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday morning. The officers provided this information.

A release issued from the district collector's office said the incident took place at around 6 am in Mauje Wadi in the Malanggarh hill area.

The rock fell on the house, injuring the man and his 30-year-old wife.

He was taken to a hospital, where he died during treatment, the release said.

According to the release, the deceased has been identified as Ghulam Badshah Syed.