Officers of Kakheti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have arrested three people, including one minor, on charges of group violence.

The investigation established that the accused person, along with their accomplices, physically assaulted three men on October 16 of the current year in the village of Shilda, Kvareli Municipality, in the vicinity of a cemetery.

During the confrontation, one of the individuals injured the victim with a cold steel, after which the individuals involved in the violence fled the scene.

As a result of the operational measures and investigative actions carried out by law enforcement officers, three people were arrested. Measures defined by law are being taken against others involved in the crime.

The investigation is underway under Articles 117 and 126 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies infliction of severe health damage and violence committed by a group against two or more persons. The crime envisions up to 7 years of imprisonment.