A journalist of a Hindi daily was attacked by two persons in Seraikela-Kharswan district while returning home from office in the early hours today.
Priya Ranjan, a journalist of Hindi daily "Prabhat Khabar", was returning home around 12.30 am today on his motorcycle when two persons stopped him near main Adityapur-Kandra road and asked him for lift but Ranjan refused.
One of them then attacked Ranjan with a stone. A profusely bleeding Ranjan tried to escape but gathered courage when three of his acquainted persons came across and gave a chase to nab the accused persons.
Ranjan said he along with others managed to nab one of the accused while the other escaped.
Ranjan was rushed to a nearby Nursing Home, where he had four stitches on the head.
Adityapur police station Officer-in-charge, Vijay Kumar Singh along with a force reached the spot and arrested the accused.
Later, a delegation of journalists met the Superintendent of Police of Seraikela-Kharswan, Chandan Kumar Sinha and demanded for stringent action against the culprits and security to the journalists fraternity particularly Ranjan and his family.
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