The incident took place last night at Jahu Nandurki village in Bhiwandi tehsil, when 17 people attacked Satyam Karbari using sharp-edged weapons, following which he died on the spot, PSI Vijay Shirsat of Bhiwandi Takula Police station said.
Karbari had married a girl three years back and since then her family had a grudge against him. The girl is the cousin of the prime accused in the case, Shirsat added.
The body has been sent for post mortem and a case under section 302 (murder) of IPC and relevant sections of Arms Act has been registered in this regard, police said, adding efforts are on nab the absconding accused.