Fuelled with old enmity a 35-year-old shopkeeper was attacked with a sharp edged weapon at Regiment Road late in the night on Friday; accused is a watch list criminal of Shahjehanabad police, still absconding after the attack.
Habitual offender Aman alias Sardar attacked Manishraj Otwani after he refused to provide a party from his shop.
Manish was attacked in his chest, back and hands with a sharp edged weapon and escaped threatening from the spot. Injured was rushed to hospital where his condition is stable.
During the investigation police have found that the accused is a watch list criminal. The accused used to threaten and extort money from the local shopkeepers.
He was wanted in an extortion case in which he demanded money from a pharmacy shop 15 days ago. After the pharmacy shop owner refused he was assaulted and later his car was damaged.
The victim was also in the list of accused to extort money and the two had a dispute in the past. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC.
The accused had threatened and harassed the shop keepers for long and apart from locals he also had a verbal spat with the Shahjehanabad police while he was creating ruckus a few days ago in the area.