Srinagar, Jul 5: A local resident of Sonwar was stabbed with a knife at Rajbagh area here while two 17-year-old juveniles involved in the act have been arrested.
The accused tried to flee from the spot after committing the crime and later jumped into the Jhelum River.
The duo was subsequently rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police said.
Srinagar Police in a tweet said that a boy identified as Haseeb Bhat was stabbed with a knife by two 17-year-old juveniles, who hail from Sonwar and Rajbagh areas.
Police said that both the accused have been arrested, and the weapon used in the offense has been recovered.
The victim has sustained an injury to his arm but is in stable condition, police said.
“One boy named Haseeb Bhat from Sonwar was stabbed with a knife by two 17-year-old juveniles (names withheld), one from Sonwar and the other from Rajbagh. The case has been registered under FIR No 22/2023 U/s 341,323,307,34 of IPC at Kothibagh Police Station. The accused have been arrested, and the weapon used in the offense has been recovered. The victim has an arm injury but is in stable condition,” Srinagar Police tweeted.
Meanwhile, an official from SDRF informed that they received information from Kothibagh Police Station about a possible suicide attempt.
He said that individuals who had jumped into Jhelum River were handed over to the Police while the weapon used in the crime was also found at the spot.
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