Hyderabad: Pan shop owner brutally attacked by group in Attapur

A pan shop owner in Attapur was brutally attacked by a group of men after refusing to sell cigarettes late at night. The injured man was rescued by passers-by and shifted to hospital. Police have registered a case.

Hyderabad: A pan shop owner was brutally attacked on a public road by a group of people in the early hours of Thursday at Attapur Road.

The man, Waseem, who runs a panshop near Armaan Hotel, when around 3 am, the man was sitting near his shop. “Two to three individuals came and asked for a cigarette. When I told them the shop was closed, they abused me and went away. A few minutes later, 8 to 10 people came and beat me with lathis brutally, leading to severe injuries,” Waseem told the police.

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Some people who were passing on the road intervened and saved the man from the attackers and informed the police about it. The injured person was shifted to a nearby private hospital. The Attapur police registered a case and are investigating.