A 31-year-old man was attacked by a eunuch during a dance programme at Kalyan Nagar late in the night on Saturday.
According to the police, the victim, Vijay Ahirwar, was attacked by miscreant eunuch identified as Nandini with a sharp-edged weapon. The injured victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was reportedly stable.
In the initial investigation, it was found that Vijay was at the dance programme on the eve of Rangpanchami late in the night on Saturday.
The victim in his complaint stated that he was watching the dance programme organised in his area and while he was watching the accused eunuch who was at the event attacked the victim by reaching out to him in the audience and attacked him with a sharp edged weapon near his ear and escaped the spot.
The victim lodged a complaint with Chola Mandir police and based on the complaint and after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under sections 324 and 336 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The accused is yet to be arrested.
In the initial investigation, it was found that the eunuch was frustrated over the victim as he was staring and teasing her but the reason of the attack could not be ascertained and would be investigated in the further investigation. The victim told the police that the he do not have dispute or old enmity with the accused and it was a sudden attack by the accused.