A 32-year-old youth was attacked with sharp-edged weapon at Shabban Square under Jehangirabad police station area on Saturday.
According to the police, a man was attacked by a sharp- edged weapon after a heated exchange of words. The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is reportedly stable.
A complaint was lodged with the Jehangirabad police by Waseem alias Bhaiyya who works as security guard at auto rickshaw stand at Shabban square and in his complaint he stated that the accused Raju Jaiswal and the victim Jitendra were having tea at a tea stall and while they were having tea a fight broke between them and they started to abuse each other and soon the abuse turned physical after they entered a scuffle. The accused pulled a knife and attacked the victim in his neck, left leg and below ear and escaped the spot.
Police said that the reason behind the attack would be investigated in the further investigation.
In the initial investigation police found that the victim and accused were acquainted and the fight occurred during they were having tea.
The victim is undergoing treatment at JP hospital where his condition is stable.
The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police have claimed that the accused would be nabbed soon. Details of the accused have been searched and crime record of the accused would also be searched.
Till the filing of the report accused remained absconding.