New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- A lawyer was brutally attacked with a sickle by his assistant in the middle of a busy road outside a Tamil Nadu court in Krishnagiri district on Wednesday, November 20, as onlookers filmed the incident.

The video of the incident, now circulating on social media, shows a man in white shirt, attacking the lawyer lying on the road with a sickle. A close-up of the incident showed blood flowing from the man's head, splattering on the road.

The lawyer has been identified as Kannan and the accused as his assistant, Anand Kumar. The accused has been arrested by the police.

Kannan has received some serious injuries and is being treated at a hospital in the district. A police officer told NDTV that the two had personal issu...