India, Jan. 13 -- A 22-year-old man, along with five associates, assaulted and stabbed another man at least seven times in Sector-89, Faridabad, over a dispute after spending weeks pretending to be a woman online to lure him to the location, police said on Monday. The victim, who was critically injured, was "lucky" to survive the stabbing, they said, adding that while two suspects had been arrested, the prime accused is on the run.

Police identified the victim as Ishan, 21, a resident of Dabua in Faridabad who owns an eyewear showroom in Sector-16. The incident took place on January 4between 7.30pm and 8pm. The suspects stabbed Ishan, police said, in the neck, chest, and abdomen with an ice-pick after assaulting him.

Two of the suspects...