A senior Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) official on Sunday was attacked with a razor blade by a juvenile pickpocket in crowded Charminar area.
Injured RK Satpathy, who is Regional Director of Koraput-based DRDO unit, was immediately rushed to a Government hospital and his condition was stated to be out of danger, police said.
A group of 15 officials of the (DRDO) had come to the city to attend a seminar. Satpathy, along with his colleagues, had gone to Charminar area for sight-seeing and shopping, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Zone) Sarvashresth Tripathi said.
Taking advantage of the crowded area, a 16-year-old boy snatched a cell phone from the pocket of Satpathy’s colleague logaonkar. His other colleagues and some locals immediately chased the teenager and caught him and handed over the boy to Satpathy, the DCP told, adding that when Satpathy was holding the boy, the latter took out a shaving blade and attacked him before fleeing the spot.