Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Two teenage boys were detained by police on Monday for allegedly killing a 22-year-old man near the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd link road in Mumbai with sharp weapons.

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The body of the victim with multiple stab injuries was spotted by local people who alerted the police in the morning, an official said.

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Police tracked down the two boys after analysing CCTV camera footage and detained them.

A case of murder was registered under the Indian Penal Code along with provisions of the Arms Act, the official said, adding that police are investigating the motive behind the crime.

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