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Badminton player injured in sword attack in Rajasthan’s Sikar

A teenage national-level Badminton player, Naman Sharma, sustained grave sharp-edged injuries in an attack by his neighbours in Sikar town early Tuesday morning.

Badminton player injured in sword attack in Rajasthan’s Sikar

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A teenage national-level Badminton player, Naman Sharma, sustained grave sharp-edged injuries in an attack by his neighbours in Sikar town early Tuesday morning.

The 17-year-old shuttler and his father were attacked by a sword-wielding neighbour and the latter’s father following a dispute over parking of vehicles on Tuesday morning, Sikar Kotwali in-charge Sunil Kumar Jangid said.

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While the player sustained grave injuries in the neck and left arm, his father received injuries in his right palm, the police officer said.

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Naman was referred to SMS Hospital here after first aid at a local hospital.

The assailants, identified as Navin and his father, fled from the scene after the incident, the Jangid SHO said, adding that a manhunt had been launched for them.

Naman, a national badminton player, also runs a badminton academy in the Nani-Ka-Gate locality, where he coaches budding players.

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