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India News | Maha: Girl Injured as Mentally-challenged Man Hits Hammer on Her Head

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A teenage girl suffered serious injuries after a mentally-challenged man hit a hammer on her head when she was attending computer classes at a private institute in Ajni area of Nagpur city on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

India News | Maha: Girl Injured as Mentally-challenged Man Hits Hammer on Her Head

Nagpur, May 18 (PTI) A teenage girl suffered serious injuries after a mentally-challenged man hit a hammer on her head when she was attending computer classes at a private institute in Ajni area of Nagpur city on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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The 35-year-old man, Chetan Likhare, a resident of Narendra Nagar was arrested later, they said.

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"The girl is a student of a computer institute, where the accused had studied earlier. He arrived at the institute in the afternoon when the girl was attending classes. The man went to her classroom, took out a hammer and suddenly hit on her head. The girl collapsed in a pool of blood, while the accused ran away from the spot," a police official said.

The girl, who was bleeding profusely, was taken to a hospital by the teachers. On being informed, a police team arrived at the spot and the accused was later arrested, he said.

Further investigation is on.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)