Thane, Jun 10 (PTI) Police in Maharashtra's Thane district have apprehended a man following an incident where he allegedly assaulted an acquaintance, stemming from a dispute involving a broken liquor bottle, an official reported on Tuesday.
The altercation occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the skywalk at Kopar railway station, according to a representative from the Dombivli police station.
The official recounted that the victim, along with the accused and a few others, were drinking alcohol near the skywalk when tensions flared. The argument erupted after the victim's friend accidentally broke the accused's beer bottle.
In a fit of anger, the accused allegedly attacked the victim with a stone and attempted to strangle him by stepping on his neck, as per the official's account. Fortunately, the complainant managed to remove the accused's foot just in time.
A case has been filed under sections 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), along with other pertinent provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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