Police arrest man for causing serious eye injury to boy in Bihar's Nalanda

Bihar Sharif, Apr 19 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly causing “serious eye injury” to a 13-year-old boy over a minor dispute in Bihar’s Nalanda district, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Harnaut police station area of the district.

“We received a written complaint on Saturday that a 13-year-old boy was injured in the eye by his neighbour on Friday over a minor dispute with fellow children,” Bihar Sharif-2 SDPO Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal told PTI.

He said that the main accused, a 22-year-old man, has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody in the case.

“Meanwhile, a counter-complaint has also been registered by the other party, in which they claimed that the children of their family were also injured,” the SDPO added.

According to a police statement, while four persons have been named as accused in one case, and six in the other.

“Raids are being conducted to apprehend the remaining accused. Investigation is underway,” the SDPO said. PTI SUK RG