Mohali, Oct. 31 -- A 22-year-old budding cricketer was allegedly attacked with a kirpan by a swimming pool owner after his practice ball landed inside the latter's premises in Ballomajra village, Sector 74A.

The incident took place last Saturday. The accused, Jasbir Singh, a resident of Balliali village, has been booked under Sections 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the FIR, the incident took place around 6pm when the complainant, Satvik Aman, was practising at Om Sai Cricket Academy in Sector 74A. Aman, a native of Aurangabad in Bihar, currently lives on Randhawa Road in Kharar.

His practice ball went over the boundary and l...