<p class="title">Armed men stabbed a 40-year-old man and assaulted his son after he went to complain about harassment of his minor daughter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a complaint, the Rajagopalnagar police launched a manhunt for the accused Rathi Kantha and his associates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said the victim Ramachandra, a labourer, lived with his wife and two children in Mayura Nagar. Ramachandra’s neighbour Kantha harassed his 17-year-old daughter, prompting Ramachandra and his son Praveen to complain about Kantha to his parents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Enraged Kantha vowed to teach Ramachandra a lesson. When the father-son duo emerged from Kantha’s house, the gang assaulted them. When Ramachandra fought back, the attackers threatened to kill them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the melee, an attacker pulled a dagger and stabbed Ramachandra in the neck, following which the gang fled the spot. Ramachandra bled profusely and collapsed to the ground. The passersby rushed the duo to the hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rajagopalnagar police have filed a case of attempt to murder, assault and under appropriate sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act). They are in search of the accused.</p>
<p class="title">Armed men stabbed a 40-year-old man and assaulted his son after he went to complain about harassment of his minor daughter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a complaint, the Rajagopalnagar police launched a manhunt for the accused Rathi Kantha and his associates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said the victim Ramachandra, a labourer, lived with his wife and two children in Mayura Nagar. Ramachandra’s neighbour Kantha harassed his 17-year-old daughter, prompting Ramachandra and his son Praveen to complain about Kantha to his parents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Enraged Kantha vowed to teach Ramachandra a lesson. When the father-son duo emerged from Kantha’s house, the gang assaulted them. When Ramachandra fought back, the attackers threatened to kill them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the melee, an attacker pulled a dagger and stabbed Ramachandra in the neck, following which the gang fled the spot. Ramachandra bled profusely and collapsed to the ground. The passersby rushed the duo to the hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rajagopalnagar police have filed a case of attempt to murder, assault and under appropriate sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act). They are in search of the accused.</p>
