In photo: Two plain clothed policemen inspecting the place of incident

An auto rickshaw driver was admitted in hospital with multiple injuries and fractures after he’d been allegedly attacked by two men over a petty issue. One of the accused attackers has been identified by police as a tourist guide.

The victim, 32-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Narpat Singh, resident of Bhatiyani Chohta, engaged in an argument over rash driving with two suspected attackers, who were on a motorbike. According to the victim, the two went away at the time of argument but later came back with an iron rod and started beating Narpat.

The incident happened near Hotel Rajpalace. Police has started searching for the accused tourist guide and his friend.