Decades-long grudges: CBI officer shot with arrow and other shocking revenge stories
Team TOI Plus
Jun 20, 2025, 13:28 IST IST
A man shoots an arrow at a CBI officer 32 years after losing his job. Two 62-year-old men assault another senior citizen who was in primary school with them over a brawl that happened 52 year ago. Two brothers shoot dead a man because he eloped with their mother 20 years ago. Three incidents on India Uncovered where 'revenge is a dish best served cold' is taken too literally
Talk about holding a grudge – in a bizarre incident that occurred last month, a CBI officer in Lucknow's Hazratganj had to pay a hefty price for uncovering a railway scam in 1993 – when an iron-tipped traditional arrow pierced his chest in broad daylight.
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