Two brothers stabbed in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after refusing money for liquor; three booked

Two brothers were attacked with a knife in the Bhimrajnagar area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It is alleged that three men stopped them and attacked them after they refused to give money to buy liquor. One brother is seriously injured and is being treated in the ICU of Ghati Hospital. The incident took place on November 6 behind Uddhavrao Patil School and has caused alarm in the area.

A case has been registered at Begumpura police station. The accused named are Praveen Ashok Kharat (resident of Savitribai Phulenagar), and Vaibhav Ramesh Kharat and Sagar Balu Kharat (both residents of Bhimrajnagar). The complaint was filed by Abhay Balu Navkar, 21, who lives in Bhimrajnagar, Himayatbagh.

Abhay works in the solid waste department of the municipal corporation. According to the complaint, on Friday night he was returning home on a moped with his elder brother Akash after Diwali shopping in the city. When the two reached the spot behind Uddhavrao Patil School, Praveen Kharat, who was known to them, called out to Akash and stopped him. Vaibhav and Sagar were with him at the time.

Praveen asked Akash for money to drink liquor. Akash said he had no money and refused. Praveen then asked for his mobile phone.

The complaint says that when Akash refused to hand over the phone, the three threatened him, saying "I will kill you right now". They then attacked him with a knife on the back, abdomen, waist, left thigh and right knee. When Abhay tried to save his brother, Praveen also stabbed him on the left knee. The three fled the spot after the attack.

Sub-inspector Ram Yadav is investigating the case further.