Supervisor attacked with iron rods at Ekona mines in Warora over coal transport dispute; case against 5

A broad-daylight assault took place on Sunday in Warora taluka of Chandrapur district. Five unidentified men attacked a transport company supervisor with iron rods and sticks in the Ekona mines area at around 2 pm. Police's preliminary information is that the attack stemmed from a dispute over coal transport.

Mangesh Dilip Chavan, 27, a resident of Snehal Nagar in Abhyankar Ward, Chandrapur, was seriously injured. Warora police have registered a case against the five unidentified accused.

According to the information available, Chavan was sleeping under a tree near the stockyard in the mines area on Sunday afternoon when a car arrived. Five men got out, first abused him, and then beat him on the arms, legs, chest and back with iron rods and sticks. Two of the attackers are said to have had cloth tied over their faces.

The injured Chavan has been admitted to the sub-district hospital in Warora. Police have registered the case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sub-Inspector Ajinkya Pawar is investigating. No arrest has been mentioned so far, as the attackers are unidentified.

A similar incident has been reported from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A garage owner was called out on the pretext of repaying Rs 94,000 he had lent. He alleges that three men beat him severely with an iron pipe. The incident took place at midnight on November 1 on Chikalthana Road, in front of Pushpa Garden.

A case has been registered at MIDC CIDCO police station. The three men accused of the assault are named as Sohel Salman Khan (32, Katkat Gate), Sajid Shaikh (30, Motiwala Colony, Chikalthana) and Sultan Shaikh (40, Jinsi). The complainant is Aref Khursi Mansuri (28, Cambridge Chowk). The incident has caused considerable stir in the area.