Actor Baburaj injured in attack at Kallar

Kochi: Actor-director Baburaj was injured on Tuesday when he was attacked by a machete-wielding man residing near his resort at Kallar in Adimali, nearly 80 kms from here in the Munnar route, following a dispute over draining of water from a well in the property. The actor sustained injury to his chest. Hospital authorities said the it was not serious. According to police, local residents have been using the big well inside the actor’s property at Kambilane for house-hold purposes. However, Baburaj decided to drain the well even when locals pointed out that they would facing severe water shortage.

Residents of neighbouring households soon assembled and entered into an altercation with the actor. Soon one of the neighbour, identified as Sunny, hacked him with a machete. “The actor suffered slash wounds on his chest. He was rushed to a private hospital in Adimali and later shifted to the Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva. The injuries are not serious in nature,” hospital authorities said. The Adimali Police, meanwhile, booked Sunny and his wife and lodged an attempt to murder case against the former him.