A DAD is fighting for his life after a gang of thugs chopped off his nose and ears in a horrific revenge attack for getting his daughter remarried.
Sukhram Vishnoi, 55, was returning home on Tuesday night when a group of six men barged into his house and assaulted him, cops said.
Detectives suspect the perpetrators of the attack were Sukhram's daughter's former in-laws, who were said to be furious with her decision to remarry after she split from her husband.
Police allege his daughter's ex-husband and his brother were involved in the horror assault.
According to Sukhram's family, the thugs sliced off his nose and ears and fled from the scene with them.
The dad, from western India's Rajasthan state, was also left with a leg fracture.
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He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, the Indian Express reports.
Sukhram's daughter recently got remarried to another man after she walked out on her first husband six years ago.
The woman filed a case against her in-laws a few years back, sparking police to file charges for dowry harassment, cops said.
An officer said: "Vishnoi’s daughter is currently living with another man.
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"Vishnoi has said that this miffed the estranged husband and his family, which led to the attack.
"The accused in the case include his daughter's estranged husband and his elder brother."
Cops are continuing to investigating the case, but no arrests have been made so far.
Last month, another 55-year-old man's nose was chopped off by a group of men after he cancelled his daughter's engagement with one of the accused.
Kamal Singh Bhati was rushed to hospital after the terrifying attack.
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The dad said he decided to cancel his daughter's engagement over fears for her safety.
The prospective groom's family allegedly threatened him before storming his home and attacking him.
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