Thane, May 7: A case has been registered against a woman who allegedly attacked and injured her 20-year-old niece with a beer bottle following an argument in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. The police on Monday registered a case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused, Noori Tufik Shaikh, an official said. Navi Mumbai Shocker: Garment Shop Owner Sexually Harasses Woman Customer in Airoli, Case Registered

The victim and accused were street vendors at Turbhe railway station and Thane-Belapur road, he said. The incident took place on Sunday night near a bridge on the Thane-Belapur road, where the duo entered into an argument, and the accused hit her niece with a beer bottle, he said. She then stabbed the victim in the neck with a broken bottle, seriously injuring her, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made in the case so far.