Lucknow: A journalist was stabbed in the upper abdomen after intervening when a man allegedly tried to attack another journalist with a knife following a monetary dispute in Lucknow, police said on Friday (November 13).
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday on a road near Hotel Deep Awadh in the Naka Hindola area. The injured journalist, identified as Tariq of HNM News, was taken to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. His condition is stable, police said.
According to police, the accused, identified as Rajkumar alias Lallan, 46, allegedly arrived at the spot in an inebriated condition and rammed his car into a vehicle belonging to Santosh Sharma of JK24 News. He then allegedly tried to attack Sharma with a knife.
When Sharma moved away, Tariq intervened and was stabbed in the upper abdomen, police said.
A preliminary inquiry suggests that the attack followed a monetary dispute between Rajkumar and Sharma, they said.
Police have detained Rajkumar, and further investigation is underway. A case will be registered after the police receive a written complaint from Tariq's family, officials said.
(with inputs from media organisations)