Pune: Two arrested for attacking 16-year-old on head with sharp weapon after row over staring

A 16-year-old boy was attacked with a sharp weapon in Pune's Uttamnagar area during a quarrel over something as trivial as looking at each other. The boy has been seriously injured. The incident has caused alarm across the area.

Uttamnagar police have arrested two men in the case. A case has also been registered against another associate who was with them.

The arrested accused are Sushant Vilas Dhile and Sachin Raju Marne. Dhile is 32 and lives in Bhavanimata Complex, Uttamnagar. Marne is 27 and lives at Achanak Chowk in New Kopre village, Uttamnagar.

The injured boy himself filed a complaint at Uttamnagar police station. On that basis, police registered a case of attempt to murder and began further investigation.

According to police, the boy was standing with a friend in Saraswatinagar in the Shivane area at around 8 pm on Friday, October 23. The accused arrived there, and an argument broke out between them over looking at each other.

The accused then began abusing the minor. They then attacked him with a sharp weapon, striking him on the head and seriously injuring him. The sudden attack caused panic in the area.

Police began investigating as soon as they got news of the incident. Dhile and Marne were arrested. A case has also been registered against another associate who was with them. The way a petty quarrel turned into a direct attack is the talk of the area.

Assistant Police Inspector Tushar Chavan is conducting the further investigation. Police are also looking into the exact circumstances behind the attack and other aspects of the case.