PUNE: The Yerawada police on Sunday arrested a criminal and booked two of his friends on the charge of attempting to murder a handcart operator and his employee in the afternoon.
Albert Reddy (29), the handcart operator, sustained injuries on his abdomen and neck. His employee, Tushar Ukirde, suffered injuries on his left hand.
Senior inspector Yunus Shaikh from Yerawada police said on Monday, “The suspect, Jai Sunil Anthony, and his two accomplices reached there and argued with Reddy’s employees and assaulted Ukirde.”
Reddy, chased by the suspects, tried to flee, but was caught and brutally assaulted.
Police investigated the incident and later took nabbed Anthony and launched a hunt for his accomplices, Shaikh said.