Thane: Man held for attacking priest at ashram

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A 35-year-old man was arrested by the police for allegedly attacking a priest with a knife at an ashram in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Saturday, according to the PTI.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon at the ashram which is located in Ramnagar locality of Thane, senior inspector Sunil Shine of Srinagar police station told the PTI.

The accused who was in an inebriated state allegedly attacked the 63-year-old priest with a knife. The victim managed to escape unharmed, he said.

The accused later pelted stones at the ashram. When the victim questioned him about it, he attacked him with a knife, he said.

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When the attack happened, a man who was present in the ashram intervened and snatched the knife from the accused, the official said.

A case under section 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused who has been arrested, the official said.

(with PTI inputs)