Himachal youth abuses mother, attacks sister with saw for stopping him

Una (HP), July 11 (PTI) A man allegedly attacked and injured his sister with a saw after she asked him to stop verbally abusing their mother in Dulehar village in Una district, police said on Saturday. They said he assaulted their grandmother and uncle when they intervened to pacify him after hearing the commotion, officials said. In her complaint, the 22-year-old victim said she was brushing her teeth in the house around 7 am on Friday when her brother began verbally abusing their mother over some issue. "She tried to reason with her brother, asking him not to mistreat their mother, but the accused took offence, and during the altercation, he picked up a saw and attacked her," police said. They said the woman sustained a severe injury near her ear. After hearing the screams, her grandmother rushed to the scene and tried to intervene, but the accused assaulted her as well. Police said the woman's uncle also sustained injuries during the scuffle with the accused. Police said neighbours rushed the injured woman to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dulaihar. After an initial assessment, doctors recommended an X-ray and a head scan to check for any internal injuries. Police said they have registered a case of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, and breach of peace under sections 126(2), 115(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused. They said a Medico-Legal Case (MLC) report has also been prepared. Police said the probe is underway, medical procedures completed, and the victim's statement has been recorded. PTI COR BPL SMV ASD