Ageneral secretary of Haryana Congress allegedly attacked his son and daughter-in-law with a sword in Gurugram on Monday morning. Both have been admitted to a private hospital in Badshahpur in a critical condition. Preliminary investigation suggests that a family dispute was the reason behind the incident.
The accused is yet to be arrested. The police have registered a case against the Congress leader and his wife and have started an investigation.
According to the police, the incident took place at around 7.30 am. The congress leader Ombir Khatana and his son Rahul (24) had strained ties for a long time. Khatana is currently living in Hari Nagar in Sohna while Rahul and his wife Monika (21) live in village Ritoz.
Police said, there was a wedding ceremony at Ombir’s sister’s house and he had warned his son Rahul not to attend the function. However, Rahul attended the wedding against the wishes of his father. Angry over the defiance, Ombir along with his wife Bala visited his son’s house and attacked Rahul and his wife Monika with a sword.
He made several attacks on the daughter-in-law and then on Rahul, which caused severe injuries. Sources also said that Rahul got married to Monika some time ago. Ombir was harassing Monika’s family for dowry, which Rahul opposed. This made him more aggressive.
Soon after the incident, Ombir along with his wife fled the spot in his car. After the incident, Rahul’s relative Mohit informed the police and they were taken to a hospital in a critical condition.
“A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the culprits at the Bhondsi police station and investigation has been taken up” said Subhash Boken spokesperson of the Gurugram police.