Thane, May 31 (PTI) A history-sheeter was stabbed to death following an altercation in Maharashtra’s Thane city in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The Vartak Nagar police have arrested one person in connection with the attack, which occurred around 5 am, while another accused, who sustained injuries, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai, an official said.
The victim, Vishnu Nair alias Vendu, allegedly intervened in the quarrel between the accused duo and fishmongers in the locality, and the argument escalated into a knife attack that left him dead on the spot, he said.
He said that both the accused and the victim had criminal records and were known to each other.
A case of murder has been registered, and further probe is underway, the official said. PTI COR ARU
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