The Uttar Pradesh police is considering a case under the stringent National Security Act against a person accused of stalking a minor girl and chopping off one of her hands in a brutal sword attack in Lakhimpur Kheri district. <\/p>\n
The accused, identified as Rohit Chaurasia, allegedly attacked the minor girl in broad daylight with a sword on Wednesday completely severing her left hand, while heavily damaging her right hand. She also suffered injuries to her head. <\/p>\n
The attack took place near a busy market place in Lakhimpur. <\/p>\n
According to locals, the accused chased down the girl and first struck her on the head, after which he targetted her limbs and chopped off her left hand completely. <\/p>\n
He was on the verge of dismembering her right hand too when locals overpowered him and handed him over to the police. <\/p>\n
The victim, who suffered immense blood loss, was referred to Lucknow for treatment. Incidentally, after an 11-hour surgery, doctors at the King George Medical University managed to fix back her hand, said Dr. A. K. Singh, head of the hospital's plastic surgery department on Thursday. <\/p>\n
The victim will be kept under observation for one week as the condition of the repaired hand is delicate, Dr. Singh said. <\/p>\n
The victim's right hand was also injured in the attack, with damages to its flexon tendon, fingers, palm and nerve fibres, the KGMU said. <\/p>\n
The accused, who was the victim's neighbour, was sent to jail. He was booked for attempt to murder, assaulting a woman with intent to outrage her modesty and voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon. <\/p>\n
Relevant clauses of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act were also invoked, said S. Chinappa, Superintendent of Police, Kheri. <\/p>\n
Taking maximum action <\/p>\n
The accused would be additionally booked under the NSA. <\/p>\n
Asked on what ground was the police invoking NSA, Mr. Chinappa told The Hindu: \"We are taking the maximum action in this case. It is a heinous crime, it can have [an impact] on society.\" <\/p>\n
The motive behind the attack is still not clear though the family of the girl alleged that the accused had been harassing her for a while. <\/p>\n
The police, however, said the two got engaged in an altercation over a mobile charger leading to the attack that has left the district near the Indo-Nepal border in a state of shock. <\/p>\n
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