Man booked for knife attack on brother

Vijayawada: A man attacked and grievously injured his

brother

during a drunken

brawl

at Balaramunipeta area under Krishna district’s

Machilipatnam

on Wednesday evening.

The injured brother was identified as Ch Satish (23). According to Robertsonpet circle inspector R Bhimaraju, the incident took place at around 4 pm when the two were attending a funeral at Balaramunipeta.

Police said that the accused, Bandaru Prem Kumar, and Satish were inebriated and soon an argument ensued between them over a petty issue. In a fit of rage over, Prem Kumar allegedly slit Satish’s throat using a pocket knife and fled from the spot. Upon receiving information, police arrived at the spot and shifted Satish to a local hospital for treatment.

Police said that considering the seriousness of the injuries, Satish was shifted to Guntur Government General Hospital for better treatment. Meanwhile, a case under section 307 of IPC (

attempt to murder

) was registered against Prem Kumar at Robertsonpet police station. Further investigation is still on.