Hyderabad, April 9 --  Four people, including two real estate businessmen, were arrested for allegedly assaulting a pan shop owner with hockey sticks in the Attapur area of Rajendranagar, police said on Thursday, April 9.

The incident occurred in the early hours of April 2, when the victim, Shaik Waseem, 37, was waiting near his pan shop close to Pillar no 217, opposite Armaan Hotel, Attapur, at around 4:20 am.

According to the police, the accused initially approached Waseem seeking cigarettes and after being told the shop would open only after 5 am, they allegedly abused and threatened him before leaving. They returned with others and attacked him with hockey sticks and bare hands, leaving him with injuries on his head, face and o...