Arunachal Pradesh: Two Fish Vendors Injured in Machete Attack in Papum Pare

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ITANAGAR: Two persons were seriously injured when a man allegedly attacked them with a machete after they refused to give him fish on credit at a market in Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said.

According to an FIR filed by the shop owner, the accused, identified as Phassang Niya (56), arrived at a fish shop in Banderdewa on Wednesday night and allegedly demanded 3 kg of fish for free.

When the shopkeepers refused, Niya allegedly took out a sharp-edged machete and attacked Arun Hazarika and Utpal Das, the complainant, leaving Hazarika with grievous injuries on his forehead and Das with wounds on his ribs. The accused has been arrested and the victims are undergoing treatment at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun Superintendent of Police Mihin Gambo said on Thursday.

He said the law-and-order situation is under control, adding that he is in constant touch with his North Lakhimpur counterpart on the matter. Banderdewa shares a boundary with North Lakhimpur district in Assam.

“I have spoken to the North Lakhimpur SP for coordination and to ensure peace and tranquillity in both states,” Gambo said, adding that further investigation is underway. The accused is a native of Pallang village in Kurung Kumey district while both the victims are from Assam. A case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), has been registered against Niya, the SP added.

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