A 19-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed during a dispute that followed a motorcycle collision near the Gadhimai Temple in Mahagadhimai Municipality-1, Bariyarpur, Bara, on Thursday.
According to police, a motorcycle (Madhya Pradesh 08-001 Pa 0319) travelling through Bariyarpur market hit a two-year-old girl, Anushka Kumari Lahera, who was playing on the road at around 10am. She sustained a minor injury to her right hand and was discharged after treatment at the Provincial Hospital, Kalaiya.
A dispute later broke out over the incident, during which local resident Bhim Lahera, 35, and the motorcycle rider allegedly attacked Suraj Sah Lahera, 19, son of Prahlad Sah Lahera. Suraj was stabbed in the back and sustained serious injuries. He is undergoing treatment at the Provincial Hospital, Kalaiya and is reported to be in moderate condition.
Police teams from Bariyarpur Police Post and the District Police Office, Bara, were deployed to the scene following the incident. Police arrested the two alleged attackers and have launched an investigation into the incident.
