PATIALA: The police in Punjab's Sangrur have arrested one of six accused booked for attempt to murder for assaulting a middle aged man in Sunam of Sangrur district with the sharp edged weapons in broad daylight.
The incident took place around five days ago and the video of the incident had gone viral over social media.
The police on Sunday late evening claimed to have arrested one of the six accused booked in the case on the complaint of Sonu Kumar, 37, of Sunam. The police have identified the accused as Mani Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Amrik Singh, Lavi Singh, alkit Kaur, and Gopal Singh, all residents of Sunam.
Station House Officer Sunam City Police Station, Inspector Ajay Kumar said, “The accused have been booked under sections 307, 323, 324, 325, 506, 148 and 149 of Indian Penal Code. The incident took place on February 15 morning when some of the accused stopped Sonu who on a bike was going to meet his father. The accused have used iron rods comprising the sharp cutters fixed on its head as these were modified specially for assault. One of the accused has been arrested while the hunt to nab others is on. The accused were having an old rivalry with the complainant and were having criminal cases registered against them in the past”.
Bharpoor Singh, DSP Sunam said, "The investigation in the matter is going on and soon the other accused involved in the crime will also be nabbed as police teams are on the job".
Neelam Rani, wife of complainant Sonu Kumar while speaking to TOI said, “My husband is undergoing treatment at government hospital in Bathinda and has undergone several surgeries on his legs and feet whereas soon doctors will perform surgeries on his fists, fingers and hand. These accused are drug addicts and even assaulted my husband around four years ago also after we have objected them to stop taking synthetic drugs in the vacant plot lying near our house and we are already contesting this case against them in the court but these accused having criminal background and several cases registered against them used to get bail in only few days”
