THANE: A 36-year-old Powerloom worker was stabbed to death by two unidentified people in the Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Sunday. The victim, Ajit Patel, and two other men were on their way to an electric loom factory in Bhiwandi early Saturday morning when two people on motorcycles attacked them with sharp weapons on the Kharivali road, a police spokesman said.
As the other two workers escaped, the criminals grabbed Patel and stabbed him multiple times, he said.
The victim died on the spot. Upon obtaining information about the incident, the police rushed to the scene and sent the body for the autopsy.
A case was registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (murder) and the assailants were being sought, he said. Police suspect criminals killed the victim in an attempt to rob him, he added.
As the other two workers escaped, the criminals grabbed Patel and stabbed him multiple times, he said.
The victim died on the spot. Upon obtaining information about the incident, the police rushed to the scene and sent the body for the autopsy.
A case was registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (murder) and the assailants were being sought, he said. Police suspect criminals killed the victim in an attempt to rob him, he added.
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