A bunch of 16 troopers led by an Military Main reportedly suffered a extreme assault by the proprietor and workers of a roadside eatery alongside the Manali-Ropar Street in Punjab, as per report by The Indian Specific. This resulted in important accidents to the Main and a number of other troopers, Legislation enforcement initiated authorized motion by submitting an FIR on the Kiratpur Sahib police station and apprehended two people believed to be concerned within the incident, Specific reported.
In line with the FIR lodged throughout the early hours of Tuesday, the occasion occurred on Monday as Main Sachin Singh Kuntal and his Ladakh Scouts unit had been journeying again from Palchan, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, following their victory in a snow marathon held in Lahaul the day earlier than.
The group of troopers, en path to Chandimandir, made a dinner cease on the Alpine dhaba close to Bharatgarh within the Ropar district round 9:15 pm, in accordance with the report by Specific. As per the First Data Report (FIR), a dispute arose between the troopers and the dhaba proprietor concerning the cost methodology for the invoice. The proprietor refused cost by way of UPI and demanded money to evade taxation.
What Precisely Occurred?
Regardless of the troopers paying the invoice on-line, the dispute persevered, with the dhaba proprietor insisting on money cost. When the Main declined, roughly 30-35 people attacked him and his troopers with lathis, sticks, and iron rods, as reported by the police. The Main sustained accidents to his arms and head, rendering him unconscious, prompting the attackers to flee. The troopers promptly transported him to Civil Hospital Ropar for therapy of their employed tempo traveler.
Chatting with The Indian Specific, Ropar SSP Gulneet Singh Khurana stated {that a} case had been registered underneath sections 307 (try and homicide), 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 341 (wrongful restraint), 506 (legal intimidation), 148 (rioting, being armed with a lethal weapon) and 149 (illegal meeting) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Kiratpur Sahib SHO recognized the 2 arrested accused as Rajneesh alias Himanshu, a resident of Rajpura in Punjab, and Tanay, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. “The dhaba proprietor is on the run together with a number of others. We’re figuring out different accused by CCTV footage,” he instructed Specific.
