Two brothers held in Nagpur after firecracker row ends with woman's rib fractured

A dispute over Diwali firecrackers between neighbours in Nagpur escalated into an assault and a serious injury. In Vishwakarma Nagar, under Ajni police station limits, a woman who came to save her husband was also attacked. The two accused, who are brothers, are alleged to have first beaten the woman's husband, after which one of them delivered a hard kick to her chest. She suffered a fractured rib. Ajni police have arrested both accused.

The incident took place on the night of November 10 in Lane No. 6 of Vishwakarma Nagar. The complainant, Preeti Bharat Gaurkar, and the accused are neighbours. The two families already had a dispute, and relations between them were strained even before the firecracker row.

According to the information available, the accused's children were bursting firecrackers in front of Preeti Gaurkar's house that night. Preeti's husband asked the children not to do so and then went out on some errand.

Over this, the wife of one of the accused and Preeti had an argument. Some time later, when Preeti's husband returned home, the two brothers are alleged to have gone to their house and begun beating him.

Seeing her husband being beaten, Preeti stepped in to intervene. She asked the accused why they were beating her husband. It is alleged that at this point one of the accused tried to attack her, while the other kicked her hard in the chest.

Preeti fell to the ground and suffered a fractured rib. She is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

Ajni police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested both brothers. Police are investigating the matter further.