Ashoka Garden police have booked four miscreants who attacked a 26-year-old youth with sharp-edged weapons at Nawab Colony, incident occurred in the night on Sunday; police have started search for absconding accused.
According to the police, the victim Amir Khan was attacked by four miscreants Mushtaq, Rustom, Ashfaq and Ayan.
Fuelled over old enmity Amir was attacked by accused when he had gone to buy goods near home. Mushtaq attacked him from behind with a sharp edged weapon while Rustom attacked with wooden stick and Ashfaq and Ayan showered punches and hit him badly.
Locals rushed to his rescue and took him to hospital where his condition is reportedly critical.
Police said that attackers were in an inebriated state and were looking to settle score after a fight few months ago and on Sunday evening they found Amir and attacked him. The attackers stabbed the victim multiple times with sharp edged weapon.
After the preliminary investigation, the police registered a case under section 307 and 34 of the IPC and started further investigation.
The reason of the attack was verbal spate and scuffle few months ago between victim and accused which was found in the investigation. Police said other details regarding attack and details of the accused would be searched in the further investigation.