A small-time builder from Virar was stabbed to death in the early hours of Monday. Victim Nishant Naresh Kadam, 31, was on his way to offer prayers at a temple when he was attacked. A business dispute is believed to have triggered the crime.

“The deceased was heading to a nearby Shiv temple in Virar East. He was on his Scooty when unknown men hit him with an iron rod and repeatedly stabbed him on his back. He died on the spot,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police Renuka Bagde. The officer said the crime was committed between 3-3.30 am. “His relatives told us that he would visit the Shiv temple every Monday in Shravan,” said Bagde.