Man gets five years' rigorous imprisonment for 2020 knife attack at Brahmapuri vegetable market

The Chandrapur District and Sessions Court has convicted and sentenced the accused in a 2020 knife attack case in the Gujri Ward area of Brahmapuri. He was given five years' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000. The verdict was delivered on October 22, 2026.

If he does not pay the fine, the accused will have to serve a further one month of simple imprisonment. Judge A. K. Lahoti delivered the verdict.

The incident took place on January 2, 2020, between about 7.30 am and 8 am in the Gujri Ward area of Brahmapuri, near the government dispensary. According to police, the complainant was attacked with a knife following a dispute during a vegetable purchase.

The young complainant had gone to Gujri Ward with two friends to buy vegetables. The accused then tried to trip one of the friends and make him fall. The complainant and his friends objected. The accused abused them and suddenly attacked the complainant with a knife.

The complainant suffered serious stab wounds on the chest, on the left side, on the left elbow and on the palm. He fell in a pool of blood. The case record states that the accused had tried to kill him.

Based on the complainant's statement and the medical report, a case was registered at Brahmapuri police station under Sections 307 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The accused was arrested at the time.

The crime was investigated by the then investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Ashwinkumar Khendikar. During the probe, police collected eyewitness accounts from the spot, the medical report and circumstantial evidence, and filed a chargesheet in court.

The trial was held in the District and Sessions Court at Chandrapur. Public Prosecutor Adv. Prashant Ghattewar argued for the prosecution and presented the evidence. The court accepted the prosecution's arguments and evidence, held the accused guilty under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced him to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000.

The action was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade and the sub-divisional police officer concerned. Police constable Prakash Shendre served as court pairvi officer. The verdict came six years after the incident.