A 62-year-old man was severely wounded after being hacked by a resident of Thekkumkara Grama Panchayat in Wadakkanchery on Sunday following a dispute over digging a borewell. The Wadakkanchery Police on Monday arrested a man named Elias on charges of assaulting Mohanan with a machete. The residents recently constituted a drinking water committee to deal with the severe water shortage in the area.

The incident took place on Sunday at 2.30 pm at Adangal, Kallampara. Water overflowed from the borewell and flowed towards Elias's house. Following an argument, the accused grabbed a machete from his house and attacked Mohanan. Elias then fled the scene.

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Mohanan attempted to block the blows with his hand and sustained severe injuries, including a fracture to his right hand. He is currently receiving treatment at the Medical College Hospital.

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