Moradabad: A case of attempt to murder was on Saturday registered against Samajwadi Party MLA Mehboob Ali and about a dozen others for allegedly assaulting Peace Party candidate Naushad Ali and his polling agent here, police said.

Mehboob, who has a criminal background, along with a group of his minions allegedly attacked Naushad and his associate Khursheed with sharp-edged weapons when they were leaving after polling in Kundhan college here, they said.
The duo managed to flee and registered a complaint against the accused in Amroha, officials said.

Khursheed, who was seriously injured in the incident, was rushed to a government hospital in Amroha and later shifted to a private hospital, SP, JP Nagar, Uday Pratap Singh said.
No arrests have been made so far in this connection, he said.
PTI