Police have arrested two persons for allegedly injuring a 30-year-old man in a knife attack in Thane city of Maharashtra, and also firing at him, an official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday, he said.

The victim, Mohammad Manzoor, a driver by profession, and the accused knew each other, and they were on good terms till recently, senior inspector Rajendra Shirtode of Rabodi police station said. “Around 1 am on Tuesday, when the victim was chatting with his friends near his house, accused Shabbir Abdul Gous, came there along with his friend Mohan Mallesh Macharla (22). Shabbir asked the victim why he was acting hostile towards him of late,” he said. The accused punched the victim in his abdomen and also took out a knife and attacked him.