Ponda resident assaulted, 5 Maha men held

Ponda: Five people from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, were arrested for assaulting Ponda resident

Nitin Ghorle

with a blade on Friday.

Ghorle, 42, was involved in a property dispute at his native place, Kolhapur. Police suspect the attack could be a result of the dispute.

The accused,

Santosh Lawte

, 26, Swapnil Khurvi, 25,

Vijay Ghanavat

, 25, Balu Koli, 48 and Vikram Patil, 23, trespassed into Ghorle’s residence at Deepnagar, on the outskirts of Ponda, and assaulted him on his neck with a blade.

Ghorle’s wife, who attempted to rescue him, and a minor son, were also physically assaulted, police said.

All five accused were nabbed by Colem police at the Molem border checkpost. They will be produced before a local court on Saturday, police said. The car used by them to escape has also been seized.

The victim is undergoing treatment at the Ponda sub-district hospital.