Pune: Four men allegedly assaulted a 22-year-old student and his parents when the student’s two-wheeler brushed against a motorcycle ridden by one of the accused on Thursday evening at Kedarinagar.Wanowrie police registered a case of attempt to murder against the four men on Friday. The student further alleged in his complaint that the accused pushed his mother and touched her inappropriately.An officer from Wanowrie police said the student and his parents were riding separate two-wheelers while returning home. When they reached Kedarinagar, a motorcyclist allegedly rode recklessly close to the student’s vehicle. After the two vehicles brushed against each other, the accused allegedly abused and assaulted the student. “The student’s parents intervened and stopped the man from hitting him. When they told the accused they were lawyers, he threatened them.”The accused called his accomplices to the spot. Three more men arrived and allegedly assaulted the student’s father with a blunt object and pushed his mother before fleeing. “We have launched a search for the accused,” the officer said.The police registered the case under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
