A chilling CCTV video from Ghaziabad shows a man repeatedly attacking his relative with a hammer outside a grocery shop, striking his head and hand as the victim pleads for mercy. The victim, identified as Nishant alias Bhura, was left critically injured.

The accused has been detained.Drunk hammer-wielding man charges at relative, leaves him bleeding in front of shopGhaziabad,Nov 13, 2026 12:24 ISTAn argument over money after a drinking session turned into a bloody affair on the streets of Ghaziabad, as a man charged at his relative, who was buying groceries at a shop, and repeatedly attacked him with a hammer until he collapsed, leaving him critically injured.In the video, the victim can be seen buying groceries at a shop in a narrow alley when the attacker comes charging at him and strikes the back of his head with a hammer. The blow causes him to lose his balance and fall onto the stairs beside the shop.As he pleads with the attacker and raises his hand to shield himself from another blow, the assailant smashes it with the hammer, leaving it bleeding.

The victim continues pleading, by now with blood trickling from the back of his head onto his white shirt and hand.However, the attacker remains unfazed and brings the hammer down on him again before walking away, leaving the man lying motionless on the ground. Meanwhile, people rush towards the victim, with one person heard calling out for help.

The incident took place in the Sarafa Market area of Sabzi Mandi, under the jurisdiction of the Sector 9 police outpost in Vijay Nagar.The injured man has been identified as 30-year-old Nishant alias Bhura. He was initially taken to the district hospital, from where he was referred to Yashoda Hospital given his critical condition.

According to reports, Nishant and the accused had consumed alcohol together before the incident. A dispute broke out between them over a monetary transaction, following which Nishant was attacked.

However, the exact circumstances leading to the assault will become clear only after the police investigation.The nearly two-minute CCTV footage of the attack has since gone viral on social media. It also shows people rushing towards the victim after the attacker flees the spot.According to the police, the victim and the accused are relatives.

The accused has been taken into custody and is being questioned.ACP Kotwali Upasana Pandey said that Vicky and Bhura are related and that the accused had been detained for questioning. She added that the victim's family was being asked to submit a written complaint, following which an FIR would be registered under the relevant sections.

Necessary legal action would be taken, she said, adding that law and order in the area remained under control.- Ends