Bidar, Nov. 29 -- Three people were arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting a family over a loan repayment dispute in Haveri district, said police.

Police added that the accused were identified as Yogesh Sunagar, 27, Manoj Sunagar, 28, and Devaraj Taravanda, 26, all from Bommanahalli.

According to police, the case was registered based on a complaint filed by Jainulasab Babusab Tumbaragi, 62, in which he alleged that his family was attacked by a group of six men when they sat down to have dinner late on November 25.

"On Tuesday night at around 9:00 pm, six people attacked my family over a loan repayment dispute. We were having dinner. Yogesh Sunagar attacked my son, Gausamoddin Bakshusa with a sickle. He sustained injuries to his ha...