The injured man has been identified as Nityananda Kar of Gopinathpur village in Balabhadrapur Gram Panchayat under Baideiswar police station in Banki area of Cuttack district.
Kar's daughter gave birth to a girl child much to the dismay of his son-in-law, Manas Kar. Manas reached his in-law's house and had a verbal argument with the family members over the same. He tried to kill the newborn but his attempt was made futile by Nityananda.
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On finding Nityananda alone, Manas attacked him with a crowbar and injured him on his head and knee. He was admitted in a hospital.
Police arrested Manas on the basis of the complaint lodged by his in-laws.
