Kolhapur: Knife attack on Venus Corner; Five injured leader

Kolhapur; Leading News Service: Two groups attacked Venus Corner on Wednesday night due to minor reasons. Five people were injured in this. As the injured who were admitted for treatment came face-to-face, there was also a storm in the CPR. CPR’s casualty department also got into a scuffle. The crowd broke the glass. The police dispersed the mob by firing lathis. The incident created tension in the Venus Corner, CPR area till late. After this clash, rickshaws and two-wheelers were also damaged. In this attack, Shivaji Appasaheb More, Vaibhav Shivaji More, Akash Varne (all from Uttareshwar Peth) and Iqbal Gudan Sheikh and Gudan Syed Sheikh (both from Kadamwadi) from the other group were injured. Both were admitted to a private hospital for treatment.

Morey’s Hotel is located in the Venus Corner area and Sheikh’s Egg Omelet Cart is nearby. There was an argument between the two over the bike. Arguments ended in clashes. Meanwhile, both sides attacked each other with whatever weapons they could get, including knives. The scuffle continued for about fifteen minutes. Some overturned both carts of egg omelets.

Both the injured were brought to the accident department for CPR. This time, they clashed again. This scared the nurses, doctors and ward boys in the accident department. One picked up the cot from the ward and placed it on the injured person. Meanwhile, More’s supporters came to the CPR in large numbers as soon as the news of the attack came to light. Some tried to enter the accident department. Some broke the windows of the accident department. After getting this information, the police of Laxmipuri came in CPR. They dispersed the crowd with mild lathis. The injured Vaibhav and Shivaji More were admitted to a private hospital for further treatment. The work of filing a case in this case started till late at night.