Overview
- Abhijeet Singh Chandel, 22, was attacked with a cleaver after a dispute over a medicine’s price near his home in the Rawatpur area of Kanpur.
- Police said the assailants slashed his abdomen and chopped off two fingers, with witnesses describing repeated blows to his head and torso.
- Family and locals rushed him to multiple hospitals that initially refused admission, and Regency Hospital performed a two-hour surgery and gave 14 head stitches.
- Three accused, including the pharmacy owner and his brother, have been arrested on attempted murder charges, and police are searching for Prince Srivastava.
- Cross-FIRs were filed as the victim’s family alleges a false extortion case and police connections for the accused, while officers cite a recovered pistol and prior cases against the student.