Man Killed For Staring At 2 Women Smoking At Maharashtra Shop: Cops

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death in Maharashtra for allegedly staring at two women while they were smoking on Saturday, the police said.

The incident was reported from Mahalaxmi Nagar area of Nagpur on late Saturday night when Jayashree Panjhade along with her friend Savita Sayre was smoking outside a pan shop.

Officials said that the women were enraged when Ranjit Rathod, who had come to the shop to buy cigarettes, started staring at them, leading to a heated argument.

The argument soon escalated into a huge fight after Ranjit Rathod filmed a video that showed Jayashree abusing him and blowing smoke circles towards him.

The 30-year-old woman then dialed her friend Akash Raut and asked him to come there. Akash Raut then confronted Ranjit and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing the scene.

Laxman Tawde, the shop owner and a key witness in the case, told the police that he closed the shop and left for home after Jayashree summoned her friends.

The police were alerted and Ranjit Rathod was rushed to a hospital, where he died during the treatment.

"Police have arrested Jayashree, Savita and Akash and a case has been registered," officials said.