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.