Uttar Pradesh: Lawyer attacked by four on way to court in Mathura, injured

Mathura: A lawyer on his way to court was assaulted by four persons over some personal enmity in the Sadar Bazar area here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.

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Wakil Khan, who also worked as a reporter in a local evening daily, was targeted with knife when he was going to court in the morning. He was injured in the attack and admitted to a hospital, they said.

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The assailants fled from the spot after passers-by raised alarm.

Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur said two teams have been formed to nab the culprits who came in a vehicle.