Two brothers hurt in pellet-gun and sword attack on family in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Two brothers were injured when a family was allegedly attacked at midnight near Town Hall Kaman in Jaibhimnagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It is alleged that six people who arrived in a car stopped the family and assaulted them. One brother was hit by a pellet fired from a pistol and the other was struck with a sword. Women of the family were also beaten. The incident took place on the night of October 30.

A case has been registered at Begumpura police station against Shaikh Wajid, Shaikh Samreen and four of their associates. They are accused of firing a weapon and attacking with a sword. The complaint was filed by Shaikh Saeed Shaikh Anis, 23, who lives in the Jaibhimnagar, Town Hall area.

According to the complaint, Saeed was travelling with his family in an auto-rickshaw from Daulatabad to his grandmother's house in Asefia Colony on the night of October 30. Between 12.05 am and 12.30 am, the rickshaw ran out of gas near Jaibhimnagar Kaman. Everyone got out and began walking. A black car then pulled up.

The complaint says five men and a woman got out of the car and asked who Raees and Saeed were. They then began beating members of the family. It is alleged that one of them shot Saeed with a pistol. Pellets lodged in his left thigh and he was admitted to Ghati Hospital, where they were removed in an operation.

According to the complaint, another attacker struck Raees on the toes of his left foot with a sword. The complaint states that Raees snatched the sword from the attacker's hand. During this, Saeed's sister Saniya was kicked in the stomach and his wife Shabnam was hit by the car. When an attempt was made to free Raees, the car was also driven over his foot.

The complaint also records that, while leaving, the attackers threatened: "This is the trailer, the bloodbath is still to come." Police have registered the case.