One person has been taken into custody for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old youth in Mailardevpally in the early hours of Friday.
The accused has been identified as Vivek Mandal (23). According to the police, the victim Raghupati (22) was attacked with a knife following earlier disputes between the accused and the victim’s family.
Police said the incident came to light around 3.30am when the victim’s father, P. Manyam, was informed by a friend that his son had been attacked and taken to hospital. He rushed to a private hospital in Mailardevpally where he found his son with a bleeding neck injury.
Investigations revealed that the accused allegedly harbored a grudge over previous altercations and attacked the victim with a knife before fleeing the scene. The injured young man is currently being treated.
The accused was later arrested and the knife used in the crime was seized. He was taken into judicial custody.
A case has been registered at Mailardevpally police station and further investigation is underway.
Published – 27 March 2026 23:16 IST
