Fuelled by an old enmity, a 24-year old youth was attacked with sharp-edged weapons at Bagh Farhat Afza under Aishbagh police station area late on Friday night.
According to the police, Imran Ahmed was attacked with sharp-edged weapons by two miscreants near a private school in Bagh Farhat Afza. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was discharged on Saturday morning.
The locals informed the police and on the receipt of the information, a police team rushed to the spot but failed to nab the accused, who managed to escape the spot and are still missing.
During the investigation, the two assailants were identified as Zakir and Arshad of Bagh Farhat Afza.
The victim told the police that while on his way home, the two accused started abusing him and later, they attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon in his left thigh and left hand.
Police said that the accused and victim had a fight few months ago. During the fight, group of people supporting victim and accused gathered and violent clash was witnessed in which Zakir and Arshad’s family members were injured and to settle score, they abused Imran, which led to a fight and later they attacked him.
The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have started further investigation and have intensified the search for the absconding accused.
It is possible that the accused hold criminal record but at present, no criminal record of the miscreants was found. Criminal record of the accused is being searched by the police.