Thane, Dec 23 (PTI) A street food vendor was allegedly stabbed and injured by two boys over a petty dispute in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday.

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The incident took place in Kopri area of the city on Tuesday night, when the boys came to the roadside stall, an official said.

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The boys were playing around when a plank from the stall fell and the victim reprimanded them, he said.

In a fit of rage, the duo stabbed and critically injured the victim. The man was rushed to a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai for treatment, the official said.

A case under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the boys, who are yet to be detained, he added.

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