Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait stabbed at wedding ceremony
Mysuru, Nov 18: Congress MLA and former Karnataka Minister Tanveer Sait was attacked by a man, with a knife, at a wedding ceremony in Mysuru late on Sunday night, police said.
Sait, the Narasimharaja constituency MLA, was immediately rushed to a hospital in Mysuru, where he underwent a surgery, they said.
The attacker has been identified as Farhaan Pasha, aged about 25 years.
As Sait was seated at the function, Pasha attacked him with a knife and tried to escape, when he was caught by the people at the venue and later handed over to the police.
The incident has been caught on video at the event.
Pasha is being interrogated, police officials said.
The incident took place around 10:00 pm on Sunday.
Speaking to 'Vartha Bharati', Sait's relative and noted social worker of Mysuru Ibrahim Sait said that the attacker was nabbed by people and was handed over to the police after the attack.
The police is currently interrogating the attacker.
Speaking of the condition of Seth, Ibrahim added that he has lost a lot of blood and the cut was very deep.
"We cannot say that he is completely out of danger, but the surgery is underway and the bleeding has also been stopped," Ibrahim told ‘Vartha Bharati’.
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Three criminals involved in Gurdaspur grenade attack injured in encounter in UP
Pilibhit (UP) (PTI): Three criminals allegedly involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur were injured in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police here early Monday, officials said.
The accused were identified as Gurvinder Singh (25), Virender Singh alias Ravi (23), and Jaspreet Singh alias Pratap Singh (18), all residents of Gurdaspur, police said.
The encounter took place in the Puranpur area here.
Amitabh Yash, Director General (Law and Order), Uttar Pradesh Police said the trio was involved in a grenade attack on a police checkpoint in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
"The three sustained serious injuries in the encounter and were immediately rushed to CHC Puranpur for treatment," he said.
Two AK-47 rifles, two Glock pistols, and a huge cache of ammunition were seized from them, he said.
"The situation on the ground is under control and legal proceedings are underway," Yash said.
