Pune, Apr 21 (PTI) A 65-year-old man was allegedly killed by a fellow inmate at a de-addiction centre in Maharashtra's Pune in the early hours of Thursday, police said.

Also Read | EV Battery Blast in Telangana: One Killed, 2 Others Injured As Battery of EV Scooter Explodes in Nizamabad.

The accused, Sanket Alhat (24), was upset because no one from his family had come to meet him on his birthday and the victim Mohan Rathi used to abuse him, an official said.

Also Read | Realme Narzo 50A Prime India Launch Set for April 25, 2022.

"The victim and the accused were roommates. Alhat was upset and stressed as no one from his family had come to meet him on his birthday on April 16. Rathi also used to abuse him," assistant police inspector Prashant Kanase of Sinhgad Road police said.

The accused stabbed Rathi in the neck with a piece of glass around 3.30 am, following which the latter was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, he said.

Alhat was caught by the staff at the centre and police were informed, the official added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)