Five people allegedly gouged out the eyes of a man during a brutal assault at a village near Bahawalpur on Monday.

The man was identified as Sufian.

The suspects assaulted Sufian on charges of stealing a donkey cart, allegedly gouging out his eyes.

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Sufian has completely lost vision in one eye, while the other eye has also sustained serious damage. The marks of the beating are visible on his body.

A police team was dispatched to the scene to arrest the culprits, while the victim was admitted to the emergency ward of Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital (BVH).

A local police spokesman stated that the motive behind the gruesome crime was a land dispute. He also confirmed that one suspect, Iqrar Hussain, has been arrested.