Thane, Aug 19 (PTI) A 25-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed and injured by a man after he refused to give him money to procure ganja in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred in a slum in the Kalwa area on Saturday night, an official said.

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The alleged accused, Vicky Daniel, approached the victim and demanded Rs 500 to procure ganja, and when the latter refused, he pulled out a knife and attacked him brutally, he said.

The autorickshaw driver sustained injuries and was rushed to a local hospital, he said.

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Based on a complaint, the police have registered a case under section 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said.

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