Mumbai: UNO game turns fatal, man slashes friend's throat for 'cheating'

A 22-year-old youth slashed the throat of his 25-year-old friend while playing a game of UNO cards in Byculla's Agripada area. The attacking youth was allegedly furious that his friend was cheating while playing the game which led to the brutal attack using a sharp weapon resulting in the victim's death.

According to the police, Soheb Ansari, 22, a resident of Maulana Azad Road in Agripada and his friend Abuzar Ansari, 25, were playing a game of UNO cards. Ansari got furious when he saw Abuzar cheating which led to a verbal fight. After some time, the accused picked up a sharp knife and slashed the neck of his friend. The locals witnessing the incident soon rushed Abuzar to a nearby hospital, nabbed Soheb and handed him over to the police.

"The youths in the locality regularly played UNO but when the accused caught the victim cheating he was furious and launched a scathing attack," said a police officer from Agripada.

Savlaram Agawane, Senior Inspector, Agripada police station, said, "We have arrested the accused under section 302(murder) of the Indian Penal Code. The accused has been remanded to police custody and we have taken the statements of eye witnesses and we are investigating further."