Man with criminal antecedents attacked in busy junction
A man with criminal antecedents was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon by an unidentified person at Lalbagh Junction on Mahatma Gandhi Road here on Saturday.Police identified the injured man as Vicky Bappal. The incident occurred when Bappal was riding a motorcycle. The assailant, also on a motorcycle, followed him and swung a machete, injuring him on the neck, City Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said, quoting eyewitnesses.Bappal was shifted to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
- ▪A man with criminal antecedents was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon by an unidentified person at Lalbagh Junction on Mahatma Gandhi Road here on Saturday.Police identified the injured man as Vicky Bappal.
- ▪The incident occurred when Bappal was riding a motorcycle.
- ▪The assailant, also on a motorcycle, followed him and swung a machete, injuring him on the neck, City Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said, quoting eyewitnesses.Bappal was shifted to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
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A man with criminal antecedents was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon by an unidentified person at Lalbagh Junction on Mahatma Gandhi Road here on Saturday.Police identified the injured man as Vicky Bappal. The incident occurred when Bappal was riding a motorcycle. The assailant, also on a motorcycle, followed him and swung a machete, injuring him on the neck, City Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said, quoting eyewitnesses.Bappal was shifted to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Police are searching for the assailant. Barke police have registered a case, Mr. Reddy said.The Police Commissioner said Bappal has a rowdy sheet against him and is under surveillance for drug peddling.
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