A 48-year-old man was critically injured after he was attacked by his son-in-law and his brother at Sagar Avenue under Ayodhya Nagar police station area on Thursday.
Police said that the victim Govind Mandal of Indrapuri was attacked by his son-in-law Saurabh Jain and his brother Rahul Jain at Sagar Avenue. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is reportedly critical.
The victim told the police that his daughter Reena and Saurabh married after having a relationship but after few months of the marriage they used to have frequent fights and later after a dispute she left Saurbah’s house and returned to her father’s house. On Thursday the victim went to settle the dispute but Saurabh started to abuse him and soon Saurabh’s brother Rahul joined and attacked the victim with iron rods and wooden sticks injuring the victim in his hands, head and back.
After the attack accused escaped the spot and are still missing.
In his complaint victim claimed that Saurabh got enraged over the demand of returning of dowry and attacked him along with his brother Rahul. The victim was rushed to Hamidia hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. Police have started searching for the accused who are still at large.
The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC against the two accused brothers and started the search for the absconding accused. The victim runs a confectionery shop while Rahul runs a paan shop near Sagar Avenue where the incident took place.
The family member of the accused would be questioned and their earlier crime record would be searched.