LUCKNOW: An eatery owner and his son suffered burns after being pushed into a pan of boiling oil by a group of youths, who were offended when the victims asked them pay for samosas and puris.
According to police, Ramnath Yadav runs a shop under Takhwa flyover in Gomtinagar and is assisted by his sons Pradeep and Ranjeet.
“Around 8pm on Saturday evening, one Mukul, his friend Abhishek and few others reached the shop and asked to serve puris and samosas,” said station house officer, Gomtinagar, Dheeraj Kumar Singh.
They were offended, when Ramnath asked them to pay and attacked the trio, the SHO said.
During the brawl, they pushed Ramnath and Pradeep towards the pan of boiling oil. The pan overturned and they suffered burns. Seeing nearby shopkeepers rushing towards them, the accused managed to escape. The victims were later rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
“An FIR under the charges of punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, criminal intimidation and provocation has been registered against the accused,” Singh said.