Srinagar- Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two persons on the charges of attacking and grievously injuring a man with a cricket bat at Nowgam area of the uptown Srinagar.
The incident, according to the police, occurred at Madankha area of Nowgam after the trio entered into heated arguments over some issue, and the accused in a fit of rage hit the victim with a cricket bat, leaving him critically injured.
The injured was shifted to the hospital in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment at the moment. Taking cognizance of the incident, police arrested the accused and set the investigation into motion.
A formal case FIR number 74 of 2024 under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 131, 109 stands registered at police station Nowgam in this regard.
Taking to its official X handle, Srinagar police said, the victim has suffered serious injuries in the incident prompting police to register a case.
“Police has taken cognizance of an incident resulting grievous injuries to one individual upon being beaten by cricket bat in Madankha, Nowgam. FIR No. 74/2024 u/s 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 131, 109 BNS stands registered in PS Nowgam,” Srinagar police wrote X.