Mangaluru, Dec 15 (PTI) Krishna Naik, the husband of former Udupi city municipal council president Shanta Naik, was attacked in his house at Manipal in Udupi district of Karnataka by a local resident on Thursday, police said.

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The assailant, identified as Arjun, was later arrested. He barged into the house in the morning and attacked him with an iron rod, the police said.

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Naik (50) with serious injuries was hospitalised.

Personal enmity is said to be the reason behind the attack, according to the police. A case has been registered, they added.

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