Thane, Mar 1 (PTI) A 48-year-old hawker was killed allegedly by unidentified persons in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Wednesday.

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The incident took place on Tuesday night on Thane station road and previous enmity was suspected to be the motive behind the killing, Thane Nagar police station's senior inspector J N Ranavare said.

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The victim, identified as Ravindra Pardeshi, was attacked with a chopper. He succumbed on way to hospital, the official said.

The body was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem.

A case was registered against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder), the official said, adding that efforts were on to nab the culprits.

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