Panchkula: Forest guard attacked with knife in Pinjore

According to the police, the accused, Amritpal, aged between 35 and 40 years, had some argument with his family over a property dispute earlier in the day after which he consumed alcohol and drove towards Panchkula

A man reportedly attacked a forest guard, posted at a check post in Khaira village of Pinjore, with a knife, leaving him injured late on Wednesday evening. Identified as Amritpal, a resident of Shivalik Vihar in Nayagaon area of Mohali district, the accused has been arrested, police said. The accused has also been associated with the National Disaster Response Force as a volunteer, cops said.

The accused would be produced in a court on Friday, the police said. (HT Photo)

Complainant Gyandev, 55, said he was deployed in Basoula belt amid complaints of illegal axing of trees when Amritpal, in a Thar SUV, made several rounds of his check post in an inebriated condition at around 10.30pm. Gyandev said that upon being questioned, the accused assaulted him. “He took a knife out of his SUV and attempted to stab me in the chest, but I escaped. Eventually, I sustained a knife injury to my back. He also punched me in my left eye,” the complainant mentioned in the FIR.

He said three young men on a bike, who were passing through the spot, intervened, but Amritpal attacked them as well. Gyandev was rushed to the civil hospital while the accused was arrested.