A 36-year-old man was attacked by six miscreants by sharp-edged weapons and wooden sticks over a petty issue at Congress Nagar under Teelajamalpura police station area in the evening on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victim Shareef Qureshi was attacked by Javed, Bhura and four others by sharp edged weapons and wooden sticks and escaped the spot.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is reportedly stable.
In his complaint the victim stated that at around 7 pm when he had gone to offer prayer at Mohammadi mosque Javed’s auto rickshaw was parked and obstructing the road and when he told Javed a fight occurred between them and was pacified by the locals. later around 9 pm when he was neat Purana Naka Javed and Bhura along with Shakeel, Zohra, Pittha and Aqeel attacked him with sharp edged weapons and wooden sticks.
The victim sustained injuries in his head and left leg and is undergoing treatment at Peoples hospital and would survive the injuries, said police.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 307,147 and 148 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the two had old enmity and got engaged in brawl over parking issue which led to the attack. The crime record and other details of the accused would be searched which could help in the investigation.
Till the filing of the report the accused remained absconding.