Pabna, Feb. 20 -- year-old man had both his wrists severed by a group of miscreants in Santhia upazila of Pabna on Thursday.

The incident occurred near the Sathia Telephone Exchange office, said Santhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saidur Rahman.

The victim was indetified as Ashraful, a resident of Collegepara in Sathia Municipality and the son of Nur Islam, is a warrant-listed accused in nine cases, including theft, robbery among others, said the OC.

Around 1 pm, eight to 10 miscreants forcibly took him to a walled area of the Digital (Telephone) Exchange office. Using sharp weapons, they severed both his wrists, said police.

Hearing his screams, locals rushed to the scene, prompting the attackers to flee. Ashraful was initially ...