Varanasi: Three people were seriously injured in an alleged knife attack following a family dispute in Gangapur Nagar Panchayat on Monday evening. The incident took place near the Hanuman temple close to Maharaja Balwant Singh College around 6pm.Kailash Yadav, a resident of Gangapur, was sitting there with his son Nanda Yadav when his youngest son Subhash Yadav allegedly arrived and started arguing with him. As the argument escalated, Subhash allegedly pulled out a knife and moved towards his father. Nanda intervened to protect Kailash, but Subhash allegedly stabbed him in the stomach, leaving him critically injured.Deepak Yadav (22) and Sawan Yadav (20), sons of Nanda’s younger brother Bachau Yadav, also tried to intervene. Subhash allegedly attacked them as well, injuring both.Local residents alerted police and rushed the injured to the Trauma Centre. Nanda’s condition is stated to be critical.Police detained Subhash and took him to Gangapur police outpost. Preliminary investigation suggested that he was involved in an ongoing dispute with his father. Nanda lived with Kailash and Bachau, while Subhash lived separately. Police said the exact cause of the dispute was yet to be established and further action was underway.
