Days after a 20-year-old youth was allegedly attacked by two unidentified males in Kesri village of Saha block, he succumbed to his accidents at a non-public hospital in the course of the intervening evening of Wednesday and Thursday, police stated.

The deceased is Vijay Kumar, who was a trainee at a saloon, and the youngest amongst 4 orphaned siblings.

His elder brother Ajay Kumar stated that on March 7, Vijay had gone to go to his maternal grandfather.

“On March 31, I got a call from one Aman who told me that Vijay had been attacked by some men near Kesri bus stand. We reached the spot and took him to Adesh Hospital. As he had suffered injuries near the neck, Vijay was unable to speak and was operated upon twice. Later, he managed to inform us that two masked men had attacked him, whose identity remains unknown,” Ajay’s police assertion learn.

As Vijay was unable to report an announcement, a case underneath Sections 34 (acts finished by a number of individuals in furtherance of frequent intention) and 307 (try to homicide) of the Indian Penal Code was registered in opposition to unidentified individuals on his brother’s grievance, at Saha police station on Wednesday.

It stays unclear what led to the grievous assault on him. He had no enmity with anybody, Ajay had claimed.

Inspector Jeet Singh, SHO, Saha police station, stated, “Due to the injuries, the man died at the hospital. An FIR was already registered and murder charges will be added accordingly. The accused will be traced and arrested.”