Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, January 22
A class X student was allegedly thrashed by group of men following an altercation over an Instagram video on Thursday.
The accused held the student hostage using weapon, thrashed him and fled after threatening to kill him. The student is injured critically and is being treated in a private hospital. An FIR has been registered at Badshahpur police station.
A complaint filed by the student Mohit, a resident of Saktapur village claimed that he had an altercation with two youths of the village over a video shared on Instagram. He told the police that the incident took place around 2:00 pm on Thursday when he was going for a walk from the village towards the hilly area with his friend.
“At the same time, Sitesh, a villager called me and asked where I was. After five minutes Sitesh and Nikhil along with dozen of youth arrived in a car and bike and started beating me with sticks and iron rods. One of them hit on my head with a sharp object and threatened to kill and all were fled from the spot. My friend rushed me to the hospital”, Mohit told police.
As per the statement of Mohit an FIR has been registered against two main accused and others under sections 323 (causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and section 25-54-59 of arms act at Badshahpur police station.
“FIR has been registered and we are conducting raids to nab the accused who are absconding from their houses”, said Inspector Dinkar, SHO of Badshahpur police station.
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