India, June 15 -- A minor road rage incident escalated into a violent sword attack on a street in Barkupada, in Ambernath East, on Friday evening. A group of men brandishing swords, allegedly goons linked to a political party, launched a frenzied attack on local residents, leaving the street bloodied, and panicked residents scrambling for cover as the assailants ran amuck. Two people were seriously injured and several others hurt.

The incident occurred around 5:00pm near Durga Mandir, when a woman in her early 20s, daughter of a former corporator, honked at a local resident, Mahesh Rajput, 28, who was crossing the street. Witnesses say the woman stopped her car and began to hurl expletives at Mahesh. "Does your father own the street," sh...