An 18-year old boy was attacked by half a dozen armed men at Sundar Nagar under Ashoka Garden police station area on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim, Sandeep Singh Thakur, had a verbal spat with Saleem and Raja which soon turned physical. The fight soon turned fierce when family members Teepu, Salman, Asiya and Parvez joined and attacked the victim with sharp-edged weapons. The accused sustained injuries in his chest and hands.
The victim was rushed to Chirayu hospital where he is undergoing treatment. The doctors said the condition of the victim is stable.The victim's mother, Hemalata Thakur, informed the police and lodged a complaint against the accused.
In the complaint she has alleged that Sandeep had objected to rash driving of Saleem and the matter was settled but later Saleem's wife Asiya called Sandeep and he was attacked by them.The investigating officer, Assistant Sub-Inspector Roop Singh Thakur, said that at around 11 pm a quarrel occurred between Saleem and Sandeep on the issue of loading auto owned by Saleem and while the three were engaged in heated argument the other family members also joined the fight.
The victim is a class XII student while the accused are auto-rickshaw drivers. The police have registered a case under section 146 and 307 of the IPC and have launched a manhunt to nab the three accused.