Ahmedabad: A 52-year-old cloth trader was injured after a man allegedly attacked him with a piece of angle iron following an argument over parking in Raikhad on Wednesday afternoon. The victim suffered injuries to his left shoulder and elbow and required five stitches. Doctors have advised him to undergo surgery.According to a complaint filed with Gaekwad Haveli police on Thursday, around 3.15pm, the trader confronted a man for parking vehicles in front of his house. The trader told him to keep the passage clear to allow his family access to their home. The argument escalated, and the man allegedly abused the trader.The trader chose not to continue the argument and left the spot. The complaint further states that an owner of a pan kiosk handed the same man a piece of angle iron and instigated him to attack the trader.When the trader reached Sainath Chowk, the man hit him on the elbow and shoulders with the metal and threatened to kill him.Bleeding profusely, the trader called the ambulance and was taken to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Gaekwad Haveli police registered a complaint against the attacker and the pan kiosk owner.
