A 41-year-old security guard was attacked with a sickle by a former colleague following an alleged dispute over pending salary in Mumbai, the police have said, reported news agency PTI.

Victim Deepak Kalpnath Dubey was working at a building in the Kandivali area when he was targeted by the accused Lalit Premsagar Tiwari (26), an official said.

Tiwari earlier worked as a security guard at the building, but his company removed him allegedly over negligence and repeated complaints against him, the official said. The company, which also withheld Tiwari's salary, later kept Dubey in his place, reported PTI.