A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking another man with a sharp weapon and snatching his money and phone near Lalbazar.

Lalbabu Yadav, 45, a resident of central Calcutta, was attacked last week, police said. Based on his statement, the police tracked down the accused, identified as Mohammad Selim, and arrested him early on Sunday. The robbed mobile phone has been recovered.

The police said Yadav was found profusely bleeding in front of the exit gate of the Calcutta police headquarters at Lalbazar early on January 13.

“The man had suffered cut wounds all over his body. He was admitted to SSKM Hospital. When his condition stabilised, he told the police that a man had attacked him with a razor and robbed him of Rs 18,000 and also snatched his cell phone,” said an officer of Muchipara police station, where a case was registered based on Yadav’s statement.

According to Yadav’s statement, he came under attack near the Ghanteswar temple on BB Ganguly Street. He ran after being attacked and collapsed outside the city police headquarters.

The police tracked down the accused with the details of the stolen mobile phone..

According to Selim’s statement, he had met Yadav a few weeks ago on Prem Chand Boral Street, in central Calcutta, where he had picked a fight with him over a trivial issue.

“Selim said he saw Yadav that night and decided to attack him to settle the score. He denied having robbed Yadav. We are investigating the claims made by both,” the officer said.

Selim, a resident of Bongaon in North 24-Parganas, has been remanded in police custody.