Man hurt trying to stop friends' quarrel in Nagpur's Nandanvan; two arrested after leg bone broken

A 50-year-old man who went to settle a quarrel between friends in Nagpur's Nandanvan area was attacked, leaving him with a broken leg bone. Nandanvan police have arrested both accused.

Devendra Uttamrao Savarkar, a resident of New Panthernagar, Nandanvan, was first beaten up by two men, who then struck him with an iron bracelet and a stone. The arrested men are Aman Uttam Meshram (25), a resident of Padolenagar, Wathoda Road, and Ashlesh Shivshankar Adikane (29). Devendra and the two accused are friends and often sit together drinking.

On the day of the incident, at about 1 pm, the three had gone to a country liquor shop on Sangharshnagar Road. After leaving the shop, Aman and Ashlesh began quarrelling with Devendra's friend Pintu Kamble and started abusing him. The dispute, which began over a trivial matter, kept escalating. Devendra stepped in and tried to calm both sides.

The two accused did not like his intervention. Angered, they turned on Devendra and began beating him. It is alleged that Ashlesh struck him on the head with an iron bracelet he was wearing. The two did not stop even then and also attacked him with a stone.

Devendra suffered serious injuries to the head and leg, and his leg bone was broken. People from the neighbourhood rushed to the spot and admitted the injured man to hospital. He is undergoing treatment and his condition is stable, according to information available.

On Devendra's complaint, Nandanvan police registered a case of causing grievous hurt against both accused. Police acted promptly and arrested Aman Meshram and Ashlesh Adikane. The quarrel, which broke out during drinking, has caused alarm in the area. Nandanvan police are investigating further.