A husband and a wife were injured after they were attacked by four neighbors at shanties at Professor Colony and damaged their house in the evening on Saturday; Shyamla Hills police have registered case and started investigation.
According to the police, the victim, Omprakash Paliya, was attacked by her neighbor Sarita, her husband Prakash, son Aman and her sister after a fight broke out over making phone calls by Paliya’s wife to Prakash.
Police in the initial investigation found that the accused Sarita came to Omprakash’s house and alleged that his wife used to call her husband Prakash. She started to abuse and started a verbal spate and the heated exchange was soon joined by her husband, son and sister who attacked Omprakash and his wife and damaged the house. Hearing the screams of victim couple locals rushed to their rescue and informed police.
Acting swiftly police team rushed to the spot and pacified the attackers. The two were provided with primary treatment.The victim lodged a complaint against the accused and based on the complaint and after the preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case of assault and vandalism against the four and have started further investigation. The miscreants are yet to be arrested.
The victim works as a driver and used to live with the family while the attackers are neighbor and went missing after the attack.