Six men chopped off all 10 fingers of a man and poured acid into his eyes after an altercation in Samastipur district in Bihar, police said on Friday.

The incident happened when the victim, who was trying to repair his scooter outside the house of the accused, got into a verbal altercation with them.

The victim is undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital.

An FIR has been lodged against all six accused at Bithan Police Station.

Police said the accused have a criminal background.