India, Feb. 18 -- A 28-year-old Juhu resident on Sunday was allegedly stabbed with a knife by a stall vendor near Juhu beach in a fight that erupted over a street dog. The resident tried to shoo the dog by throwing a stone at it, which the attacker objected to, as it was harming the animal.

The victim, Arjun Giri, is a stockbroker. Police said he was on his morning walk at 6am on Sunday at the beach.

Giri told the police that while walking, a street dog began barking at him and then charged towards him. He picked up a stone to threaten the dog and shoo it away. Seeing this, Omkar Mukhiya alias Omi, 26, a stall vendor, shouted at him. As Giri tried to explain his actions, an argument broke out between the two. This escalated after Mukhiy...