India, Aug. 20 -- In a violent attack reportedly driven by personal enmity, a group of men sprayed some substance into an individual's eyes and then attacked him with a sickle in an alleged attempt to kill him, on August 18 in Bibwewadi. When his friend rushed to help him, he, too, was assaulted and hit on the head with a stone. Both the victims sustained grievous injuries, according to Bibwewadi police, who have registered a case of attempted murder against the accused.

The main accused have been identified as a certain Sonawane and his brother-in-law Au Chavan. They were accompanied by 5-6 men.

The incident took place in Siddharthnagar on the night of August 17, when the complainant Abhay Ramesh Sathe (23) had gone to attend the birth...