Verna police registered an attempt to murder case against nine persons, arresting one of them in connection with the violent attack on a family at Zuarinagar, Sancoale, in the early hours of Thursday.

The attack, allegedly triggered by a dispute over a goods rickshaw parked outside the family’s house, left several family members seriously injured.

According to a complaint lodged by Himanshu Kaushal, a resident of Zuarinagar, the incident occurred around midnight on October 22 near Kheni Godown. The accused allegedly assembled with iron rods and a knife and picked up a quarrel with the complainant’s family over obstruction on the road caused by the parked goods rickshaw.

The accused have been identified as Pravin, Suraj , Deepak, Khaja, Krishna Nair alias Johnny, Laxman and three unidentified persons, all residents of Birla, Zuarinagar, Sancoale.

The argument allegedly escalated into a violent assault, with the accused attacking the complainant, his family members and neighbours present at the house with stones, iron rods, a knife and fist blows. The complainant’s brothers, Abhinav Kaushal and Abhishek Kaushal, their father, Rambabu Kaushal, and others sustained serious injuries.

The accused also allegedly pelted stones at the house, damaging its windows.

Verna police have registered an offence under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(2), 324(2) and 109 read with Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

One of the accused, Suraj Chalwadi, has been arrested in connection with the case.

Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Aditya Velip of Verna police station under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and the guidance of Mormugao SDPO SP Gurudas Kadam.