A journalist working with a news channel was allegedly stabbed during an attack linked to a monetary dispute near a hotel in Lucknow on Thursday evening, police said on Friday.
The injured journalist, identified as Tariq of HNM News, was taken to a hospital for treatment. The incident took place around 8.30 pm on a road near Hotel Deep Awadh in the Naka Hindola area.
According to police, the accused, Rajkumar alias Lallan, 46, allegedly arrived at the spot in an inebriated state and rammed his car into a vehicle belonging to Santosh Sharma, a journalist with JK24 News.
Rajkumar then allegedly tried to attack Sharma with a knife. When Sharma moved away, Tariq intervened and was stabbed in the upper abdomen, police said.
A preliminary inquiry suggests that Rajkumar and Sharma had a dispute over a monetary transaction, police added.
Rajkumar has been detained, and further investigation and legal proceedings are underway. Police said Tariq’s condition was stable and that a case would be registered after receiving a written complaint from his family.
