A 25-year-old youth was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon after he refused to provide Rs 500 to the assailant for liquor at Foota Makbara under Hanumanganj police station area on Monday.
According to the police, a youth was attacked with sharp-edged weapon and was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. The victim was identified as Mohammad Afsar who was attacked by Faizan alias Bheda.
A complaint was lodged with Hanumanganj police late in the night and in his complaint the victim stated that he was attacked by Faizan after he refused to provide money for liquor. The victim is undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital.
The incident took place at around 7 pm and when the victim was stopped by the accused near Foota Makbra and demanded Rs 500 for liquor but the victim opposed and refused which angered the accused and he attacked the victim with a sharp edged weapon in his stomach and neck and escaped the spot. The victim raised alarm but before someone could help him the accused escaped the spot.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Search for the accused has been intensified who went missing after the incident and is still at large. Police said that the crime record of the accused would be searched. The details of the accused could be revealed after his arrest.