Gurgaon: Three people were arrested for their involvement in rioting and assault at an eatery on Tuesday.
According to police, the arrested persons include Hemant Sharma, the eatery's owner; his friend Mohit; and Aniket, a van driver from Khandsa.
In his complaint, Mohit of Islampur alleged that on Sunday, when he was at Jail ki Boti Roti restaurant at Shona Chowk with his friends, Hemant and Arun, members of another group, Nitin alias Vicky of Budhera, Ankit, and Ritik, along with their seven to eight friends, got into an argument with him over a petty issue, which took a violent turn.
"I was having food at the eatery with Arun and Hemant. The other group members were celebrating the birthday of their friend in their four-wheeler parked nearby, and two of them, Vicky and Aniket, argued with me. As they suddenly started attacking me with a beer bottle, Hemant and Arun came to my rescue. They too were attacked with sticks and beer bottles by the accused," alleged Mohit.
After the assault, Vicky, Aniket, and their associates fled from the spot. Mohit and Hemant, who suffered injuries were taken to hospital for treatment. "After receiving treatment for our injuries, we went home and lodged a complaint with the police on Monday night," Mohit said.
A case was registered against Vicky, Aniket, and others under sections 191(2) (rioting), 191(3) (rioting armed with deadly weapons), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons or means), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS.
In a counter-complaint from Aniket, who drives school van to ferry children informed police that he was celebrating a friend's birthday, and he borrowed a few chairs from Jail Ki Roti Boti restaurant, when the owner, Hemant, objected to it, he returned the chairs.
"At around 10:30 pm, on Hemant's instructions, 15-20 men came in three vehicles. Hemant, along with his associates, started attacking us with sticks, rods, and bottles. My friends fled from the spot. I suffered a head injury. They damaged the autos and bike of Vicky parked there. Later, they torched the school van in the morning," Aniket said.
On Aniket's complaint, police registered a case under sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 351(2), and 324(4) (mischief and causing damage to an amount of more than Rs 20,000) of the BNS against Hemant, Mohit, and others on Monday night.
"We have arrested Hemant and Mohit for assaulting Aniket, damaging the autos and bikes, and setting the van ablaze. Aniket was also arrested for assaulting Hemant and Mohit and damaging Hemant's restaurant. There was no extortion angle in this incident. The hotel owner has a problem with Aniket and his associates, who operate autos and sit in the space in front of his hotel, causing inconvenience to the customers. Our teams are conducting raids to nab the other accused," ACP Surender Singh said.