India, June 4 -- Seven people were arrested on Wednesday for attacking locals with swords after the latter had objected to the loud noise from the bike's silencers, in Uttarakhand's Srinagar area, Pauri Garhwal police official said.

The incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. All of the accused were identified.

The first information report (FIR) was registered under sections 109 (Attempt to murder), 353 (Statements conducing to public mischief), 351 (2) (Criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Srinagar police station.

Sharing details on the sequence of events, Anuj Kumar, circle officer, Srinagar, said, "On Wednesday, we received a complaint from Srinagar resident Pawan Uniyal at Sr...