Fuelled by old enmity, two persons were attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by three miscreants at Sajida Nagar under Koh-e-Fiza police station area on Sunday.
According to the police, the two men were attacked by the miscreants at the auto stand in Sajida Nagar in the evening and were rushed to Hamidia hospital where the condition of one of the injured is reportedly stable and the other with minor injuries was discharged.
The two victims were identified as Chhotu alias Babar Khan and his friend Waseem Khan while the attackers were identified as Javed Khan, Imran and Ashu Khan.
Javed Khan is a habitual offender and has been booked for several crimes in the past and is a watch-list criminal with Hanumanganj police. The victim is undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital and is reportedly stable.
The incident took place at 8.30 pm when the victim along with his friend was on their way to home. The police have registered a case under Sections 307, 34, 294 and 341 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old man was attacked by sharp edged weapon at Ghora Nakkas area under Hanumanganj police station on Sunday.
According to the police, the victim Kishan Singh was attacked with sharp edged weapon after he was not able to provide match stick to the accused and escaped the spot.
The victim was rushed to Hamidia hospital where his condition is stable. Based on the complaint police have registered a case under Sections 294 and 324. The accused went missing and is still absconding.
The victim runs a road side food stall and used to stay near the stall. On Sunday night the accused came and asked the victim for a match-stick who was asleep and refused to provide it which frustrated the accused and he attacked the victim.