A 35-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by a relative over a petty argument in the suburban Malwani area in Mumbai, police said on Monday.
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The incident took place in Rathodi village of Malwani late on Sunday night, an official said.Â
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The victim and the accused were labourers and lived in the same locality, he said.
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The victim had allegedly slapped the accused's children and an argument ensued between the two. In a fit of rage, the accused grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed him, the official said.Â
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The accused then fled the scene, while the injured man was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead before admission, he said.
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A case under section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisioꦚns of the Indian Penal Code and a team has been formed to nab the absconding accused, the official added.Â