Nagpur: A minor dispute over moving aside on a road escalated into a violent stabbing incident in the Wathoda police station area on Monday afternoon, leaving a 36-year-old man seriously injured. The victim, Nitin Bais, was allegedly stabbed twice in the chest and abdomen when he intervened to protect his friend during an argument with the accused.
The injured man was rushed to the Trauma Centre of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was admitted for treatment. The accused, identified as Kaleem Khan Pathan, reportedly fled after the attack and remains absconding. Wathoda police have launched a search to trace him.
According to information, the incident took place at around 2.30 pm on Kharbi Road, between Payal Wine Shop and Smit Bar. Bais was standing near a roadside paan shop with his friends Paras Chaudhary, Pratik Band and Sonu Kolte when Pathan arrived there in a car and allegedly asked them to move away.
The demand triggered an argument between Chaudhary and Pathan. As the dispute escalated, the accused allegedly took a knife from his vehicle and charged towards Chaudhary.
When Bais stepped in to protect his friend, Pathan allegedly threatened him before attacking him with the knife. The two blows to Bais’s chest and abdomen left him critically injured.
People present in the vicinity rushed Bais to the GMCH Trauma Centre for emergency treatment. Based on the victim’s complaint and statement, Wathoda police registered a case under charges including attempt to murder.
Police are conducting further investigations and searching for the absconding accused.
According to the information available in the case, Pathan has more than 40 criminal cases registered against him in Nagpur city. Police are verifying the details as they pursue him in connection with the stabbing incident.
The attack has triggered concern among residents of the area, while investigators continue efforts to establish the full sequence of events and apprehend the accused.
