A bit of banter and jest between friends cost a man his life on Saturday. A 32-year-old man was arrested by the Malwani police for allegedly killing him.

According to police, the accused Rajesh Wagate, a delivery boy, stabbed Nityanand Mane, 23, a sailor in the merchant navy, who had come home for holiday. His body was discovered around 200 metres from Wagate’s house.