Mumbai: Rejecting the claim that the act was done in “private defence”, a sessions court last week convicted and sentenced a man and his father to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder a neighbour following a row that began when a child’s ball hit one of them.The court found Karan Narsi and his father, Raju Narsi, guilty of dragging the victim, Dhirendra Mishra, into their home in Santacruz and attacking him with a hammer and a knife in 2017. Rejecting the argument that the injuries were not fatal, judge S S Adkar said, “Considering the manner in which… [Mishra] was assaulted and the weapons which were used for committing the offence, it is clear both the accused intended to cause his death.” The prosecution said Sameer, son of informant Sarfaraz Saiffi, accidentally threw a ball at Karan on March 13, 2017. This led to a fight between Karan and Saiffi. Later, Mishra, Saiffi’s friend, went to the Narsis’s residence to question them about the confrontation. Witness testimony showed Karan struck Mishra on the forehead with a hammer. Raju then pulled the bleeding Mishra into their house and locked the door. Once inside, Raju stabbed him in the stomach with a knife, while Karan continued assaulting him with the hammer, fracturing a finger. Mishra eventually managed to escape. The Narsis claimed they acted in self-defence after Mishra trespassed into their home while drunk. Rejecting this, the judge noted that Mishra was unarmed and neither of the accused had been injured. Medical evidence showed Mishra suffered a grievous 3cm deep stab wound to the abdomen and a lacerated wound on the head. The court noted that these injuries were inflicted on vital parts with dangerous weapons, clearly indicating an intent to kill. The defence sought leniency on the grounds that Raju was the sole breadwinner and Karan suffered from poor eyesight. The court found no merit in these general claims.
