BHOPAL: A 22-year-old online food delivery boy was allegedly abducted and assaulted with a sword by three youths in a car over an old rivalry in Shahpura on Wednesday night. Three accused have been booked.
The victim sustained grievous head injuries and is hospitalised Investigating Officer SI Afsar Khan said that the complainant Harish Prajapati, 22, a resident of Sarvdharm, Kolar, works as a delivery boy at an online food delivery company. He stated in his complaint that on Tuesday night around 10 pm, he received an from Damkheda area. He met the accused Govind, RK Mishra — his neighbours and Dharmendra, a resident of Baba Nagar, Shahpura on the way.
“The accused started misbehaving with him over an old rivalry and beat him up with sticks. After a while, they forcefully dragged the victim inside a car and took him to Baba Nagar in Shahpura, where the accused Govind took out a sword and attacked him on his head,” said SI Khan. The victim collapsed immediately. “When the accused realised that he fell unconscious, they fled. One of his friends Ganesh got information about the incident and immediately alerted cops on Dial-100,” added SI Khan. The SI said a team of Shahpura police reached the spot and took the victim to a hospital Acting on his complaint a case on charges of attempt to murder was registered against the three accused and efforts are underway to nab them. The accused are on the run.
SI Khan said that during investigation it came to light that around three months back, the accused had assaulted victim’s younger brother Pankaj and he lodged a case against them at Kolar police station.
