The owner of a jewellery shop sustained critical injuries when he was attacked by miscreants with sharp weapons on Mahatab Road here on Tuesday night.
The victim, identified as Binayak Prasad, was returning home by a car after closing his shop at Sector-5 in the city when the miscreants intercepted the vehicle.
Then, the criminals dragged him out of the vehicle and attacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him grievously injured. Being informed by locals, family members of the businessman rushed to the spot and shifted him to the Ispat General Hospital here.
The reason behind the attack was yet to be ascertained. The Plant Site police have started an investigation into the incident.