Panchkula, April 15 -- The condition of a 37-year-old father of two school-going children remains critical after he was brutally attacked with a spade to the head by an unidentified assailant in Panchkula on Sunday evening. He is currently receiving treatment at the trauma center of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).

The victim has been identified as Sandeep.

The victim's father, Vijay Kumar, a resident of Sector-19 and the complainant in the case, recounted the horrific ordeal and how his son was rushed to PGI from the civil hospital, Sector-6, with the spade still embedded in his head.

Upon arrival at PGI, it was a challenging situation to safely remove the weapon. After careful deliberation, the ...