Two injured in sword attack in Dakshina Kannada, second such incident in a month

Two men were injured in a sword attack in the Irakodi area of Bantwal in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, police said. The victims, identified as Imtiyaz and Kalandar, were unloading gravel when two unidentified assailants arrived on a motorcycle and attacked them with a sword. Imtiyaz suffered serious injuries, while Kalandar sustained wounds to his hand. Both were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.