Sitarganj: Youth booked after complaint alleges murderous sword attack on two friends over a feud and threats to kill; complaint says there were fights in August and September too

A case has come to light in Sitarganj of two friends allegedly attacked with a sword and threatened with death over a feud. According to Amar Ujala, a young man from Meena Bazaar, ward nine, alleged in his complaint to police that on November 3 he was standing outside his house when a youth from Kichha Road came and began abusing him and his friend and threatened to kill them; he left when people gathered. According to the complaint, the two friends went to complain at the shop of the accused's maternal uncle, where, during an argument, the accused arrived with a sword and attacked them both. The complainant alleges that on August 22 too the accused beat up his friend and damaged vehicles parked outside his house, and on September 19 went to a gym intending to beat him up; these incidents are said to have been caught on CCTV. CO DR Verma said an FIR has been registered against the accused youth and the matter is being investigated. The report does not say how badly they were hurt, and the accused's side has not come out.