20 stab wounds, throat slit: Mumbai man attacked by friend in broad daylight

MUMBAI: A 20-year-old man was brutally killed in a shocking daylight incident in Mumbai’s Dharavi area, police said on Monday. The accused has been arrested, and a case of murder has been registered.

According to the Dharavi Police, the victim, identified as Ashwin Shivkumar Nadar, was attacked with over 20 stab wounds by his acquaintance, Ashiq Asim Akhtar Khan and the victim's throat was slit.

The assault is believed to have stemmed from a long-standing personal enmity between the two.

Police officials stated that the accused was found standing near the victim with a blood-stained knife in his hand. Eyewitnesses at the scene informed the police that Khan was issuing death threats during the attack, reportedly shouting that he would not spare the victim and would kill anyone who tried to intervene.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the victim and the accused knew each other and had a history of disputes.