India, Feb. 22 -- A 30-year-old history-sheeter was stabbed and stoned to death by seven to eight members of a rival group in Nalasopara on Friday night in what police described as a premeditated murder.

The deceased, Shubham Mishra, a resident of Vaishnavi Heritage in Gala Nagar, Nalasopara East, was allegedly attacked near the Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Nalasopara West around 11:30pm. Police have arrested one accused, and a search is underway for the remaining suspects.

According to the police, Mishra had multiple criminal cases registered against him and had recently returned to the area after serving a sentence and a period of externment.

On Friday night, he was drinking at a bar in Nalasopara East with friends when he got into a...