While they were waiting for a friend, some men belonging to the Muslim community approached them on two-wheelers. The incident occurred when Pawar and Amit Mane, the complainant in the case, were going to attend an event on his two-wheeler and waiting for a friend near the medical shop, the official said. Pawar was attacked by at least 14 people from the Muslim community with a sword, sickle, sticks, and hockey sticks on Thursday evening in front of a medical shop at Akkabai Chowk in Karjat town, 222 km away from the Ahmednagar district headquarters. The man, identified as Pratik alias Sunny Rajendra Pawar, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital for injuries to his head and other parts of the body, a police official said. A senior officer said it was premature to say anything about the motive behind the attack as the investigation is at the preliminary stage.
Four main accused have been arrested in connection with the incident which occurred on August 4. MUMBAI: A 23-year-old man was attacked with sharp weapons by a mob in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district accusing him of supporting Bharatiya Janata Party's Nupur Sharma on social media, leaving him seriously injured, police said on Saturday.
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