Latur, Dec 25 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death and his friend injured in an attack over a domestic dispute in Maharashtra's Latur district, police said on Sunday.

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The incident took place in Aurad Shahajani of Nilanga tehsil on Saturday evening, assistant police inspector Sandip Kamat said.

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The victim Akhil Jalil Belure and his friend Babbu alias Takkal Layakpasha Bhatambre (24) met the accused to resolve a domestic dispute, he said.

After a heated argument, the accused attacked the victim with a sharp weapon. The duo was seriously injured in the attack, the official said.

Belure was rushed to a government hospital in Nilanga, but was declared dead by doctors, he said.

A case under section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in the matter, the official said.

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