A 30-year-old man was allegedly attacked and stabbed to death by five persons in broad daylight in Ulhasnagar town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said. The five accused were arrested within hours of the incident that took place around 2 pm, police PRO Jaimala Wasave said.

The accused allegedly caught hold of the victim Sushant Kailas Gaikwad, a resident of Manore, and attacked him with an iron rod and sharp weapons, the official said. The victim collapsed with several stab wounds and was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, she said.