Durg, October 16: A dispute allegedly broke out after two men demanded ganja from fishermen at Mahamra anicut in Durg district, culminating in an attack with a sharp-edged weapon and the robbery of a mobile phone and cash, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on the night of September 17, when the complainant and other fishermen had gone fishing near the anicut under Pulgaon police station limits. The fishermen were sleeping when the accused allegedly approached them and a dispute erupted over the demand for ganja.
During the altercation, the accused allegedly attacked the complainant with a sharp-edged weapon, snatched his mobile phone and cash, and fled on a motorcycle.
Police registered a case under Sections 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at Pulgaon police station.
Following an investigation to identify and trace the suspects, police arrested Sohel Nishad (19) and Sahil Khan (24), both residents of Supela in Durg district, on October 16.
Police recovered the stolen mobile phone, the sharp-edged weapon allegedly used in the crime, a motorcycle bearing registration number CG 07 0527, and a plastic pistol-shaped toy used for bursting firecrackers from their possession.
The two accused are being produced before the court, police said.
Personnel from Pulgaon police station and Anjora outpost played a key role in tracing and arresting the accused. Police have appealed to the public to report disputes, assaults, robberies and suspicious activities promptly rather than taking the law into their own hands.
