Patna, May 15 -- Four girl students were injured after the son of a private hostel owner allegedly attacked them with a knife following a dispute over rent at a girls' hostel in Patna's Musallahpur Haat area on Friday, police said.

Police arrested the man, identified as Chris, son of Neeraj Kumar, and recovered the knife used in the crime.

The hostel run by Kumar had 35 girl students staying there. On Friday, an altercation broke out between Chris and the students over a rent-related issue, following which he allegedly became angry and attacked the students with a knife, a police officer said.

The students ran for safety and locals informed the police, the officer added.

The four students are undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical ...