Flower seller stabbed to death inside APMC market in Kalyan

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A 55-year-old man was stabbed to death over a dispute at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) flower market on Sunday, the police said.

Chamanlal Nandlal Karla, a flower seller, was killed, and two of his family members were injured in the attack that took place at the market in Kalyan around 9 am, a police officer said.

A case of murder and assault has been registered against the accused Chirag Rajkumar Soni, 21, at the Bazarpeth police station, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Atul Zende said. Police said Karla and Soni were business partners and sold banana leaves. They had jointly ordered a consignment of banana leaves from Jalgaon, of which four bundles were for Karla and one for Soni.

However, when the consignment arrived, Karla allegedly took possession of all five bundles without handing over the accused's share.

The official said an argument ensued between the duo, and Soni allegedly stabbed the victim with a pair of scissors, killing him on the spot.

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