LUDHIANA: The owner of a sweetmeat shop was assaulted by a customer and his aides after he objected to one of them eating a rasgulla without permission. The shop owner suffered a head injury, while his brother, who came to his rescue, fractured his toe. A passer-by also captured the incident on camera.Based on a complaint filed by the victim, Mohit Gupta, a resident of Rishi Nagar who owns the sweetmeat shop, the PAU police booked Prathamjot Singh of Sandhu Colony in Muktsar, his aides Lovepreet Singh and Harpreet Singh, and an unidentified accomplice on charges of attempt to murder.Gupta said he had set up a stall outside his shop when the accused arrived on two scooters. They had not purchased anything when one of them picked up a rasgulla and ate it. When Gupta objected, the accused allegedly started abusing him.When Gupta and his workers tried to stop him, the accused became aggressive and attacked him.Gupta suffered a head injury, while his younger brother fractured his toe while trying to rescue him. The accused fled the spot, following which the injured men were taken to hospital.ASI Bhupinder Jaggi said the PAU police had registered an FIR based on Gupta’s complaint. Police are conducting raids to arrest the accused.
