Representative image of the victim in the hospital.
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Thane: A case has been registered against five persons for allegedly attacking a man with a sword and injuring him over a dispute in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in Ulhasnagar township on Sunday night, an official said.
The police have registered a first information report under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act against the five accused, who have not been arrested as yet, he said.
The victim, Rohitsingh Sunilsingh Labana, was travelling on a motorcycle when the accused intercepted the vehicle, pulled him down and attacked with a sword, the official said.
The victim's friend, who was riding the two-wheeler, rushed him to a hospital, he said, adding that a probe is underway.