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Thane: An 18-year-old man was arrested for severely assaulting a friend over a cigarette in Maharashtra’s Thane, an official said on Thursday. 

The accused has been identified as Ayaz Khalil Momin. 

Man Gets Attacked With Sharp Knife For Not Sharing Ciggarate

Police said that the two along with other friends were having a meal at a hotel in Bhiwandi.  

According to the official, the confrontation began when Momin became enraged after being asked by 30-year-old Aslam Babu Sheikh to share a cigarette. 

“The argument escalated, and Momin reportedly pulled out a sharp weapon, attacking Sheikh and leaving him with serious injuries. Following a complaint filed by one of Sheikh’s friends who witnessed the incident, Momin was arrested on charges of attempted murder,” officials said. 

“Sheikh is currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital,” they added. 

Earlier in October, a labourer was killed by his friend after the latter slit his throat during a fight in Maharashtra’s Latur city, police said. 

Victim Hajimalang Sayyed and his friend Sultan were outside a wine shop in a market in the city’s Lokhand Galli area when they got into a scuffle around 7.30 pm on Wednesday.

During the fight, Sultan picked a sharp object and slashed Sayyed’s neck, killing him, a police official said, adding that efforts are underway to arrest him.

On Tuesday, a man was killed and another seriously injured by three persons in the city. The accused were subsequently arrested, police said.