Gurgaon: A group of 15-20 men allegedly attacked two brothers with sticks and iron rods in Sohna. The violent clash, which took place in Kherla village on Nov 8, was triggered by an objection to a scooter’s headlight being flashed into a man’s eyes. One of the victims sustained a head injury, while the other suffered fractures at two places in his leg.On Nov 10, a case was registered — following a complaint lodged by Devidayal (44) — at Sadar Sohna police station under sections 126 (wrongful restraint), 190 (liability of every member of an unlawful assembly for offences committed in furtherance of its common objective), 191(2) (rioting), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 76 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to disrobe) of BNS.Devidayal (44) and his younger brother Devi Singh (42) were standing near their residence when Shivam, a resident of Kherla village, arrived on a scooter and flashed its headlight into the latter’s eyes. When Devi questioned him over the act, an argument broke out, following which Shivam left, according to the complaint lodged by Devidayal.Shivam later returned with 15-20 men, who entered the duo’s house, assaulted and misbehaved with the women. The group then came outside and started abusing and assaulting the two brothers with sticks and iron rods. Devidayal alleged that the attackers took them towards a well and continued beating them up. When the brothers tried to flee towards their house, they were stopped and assaulted again before being left injured on the road.The complaint has named Dheeraj, Neeraj, Surjit, Vikram, Arun, Ankit, Lucky, Sagar, Shivam and Manish. One of the attackers allegedly picked up a country-made pistol, lying near a person identified as Vicky, and threatened to kill the brothers before the group left. After receiving information from Sohna govt hospital on Nov 8, a head constable reached the hospital and collected the medical reports of the victims. Doctors referred them to govt hospital in Sector 10A for treatment. Police recorded Devidayal’s statement after doctors declared him fit to give it. “During preliminary verification, police examined CCTV footage from cameras installed in the village and questioned people. The inquiry did not substantiate the allegations of house trespass or anyone displaying an illegal country-made pistol,” a police officer said.
