Pankaj Tripathi’s brother attacked with axe in Bihar village, accused arrested

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 23 (ANI): Actor Pankaj Tripathi’s brother was attacked with an axe in a land dispute case and the accused has been arrested, a senior Bihar police official said on Monday.

ADG (L&O), Sudhanshu Kumar, said that the weapon used in the crime has been recovered.

“It’s a land dispute, and he was attacked with an axe. The accused has been arrested. It’s being said that details are still awaited. But the accused involved has been arrested. The axe has also been recovered,” he said, answering a query on the attack on Pankaj Tripathi’s brother.

The incident reportedly took place in the actor’s ancestral village, Belsand, located in the Barauli town of Gopalganj district.

More details are awaited. (ANI)