A girl was allegedly attacked by her uncle over a family dispute at Banapalli village under the Buguda police station in Ganjam district on Sunday.
As per reports, the girl sustained multiple injuries after her uncle Dhanurdhar Nayak allegedly slit her throat with a sharp weapon. Sources said Dhanurdhar picked up a quarrel with the girl’s father over some issue. However, the accused attacked the girl after she tried to pacify them. “My brother entered into a quarrel with me.
Later, he attacked by daughter with a sharp weapon,” said the victim’s father.
Following the attack, the girl was immediately rushed to Buguda healthcare centre. Police officials are conducting further investigation into incident. The accused has been detained for interrogation, police said.