A 22-year-old Dharavi resident was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing to death a man, who was in a relationship with his sister.

The incident happened at a garment factory where the victim, Armaan Shah, 23, who resides in Punawala chawl, was working. Shah was allegedly in a relationship with the younger sister of the accused, Sahil Dinesh Kumar Sharma, for a year, the police said.

Sharma had opposed to the relationship and had warned Shah to stop talking to his sister, the police added.

On Wednesday, around 8pm, police said, Sharma went to the factory where Shah was working and asked him to come out to talk.

When the victim came out, Sharma allegedly threw chilli powder, he had brought with him, into Shah’s eyes, took a knife from his pocket and stabbed him, a police officer said

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