BHIWANI: A BBA student was allegedly subjected to a brutal, potentially life-threatening assault in Haryana’s Bhiwani district, after being knocked off his motorcycle by a car and attacked with sticks and an iron rod in the middle of the road.CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced, purportedly showing three assailants involved in the attack. According to the victim’s family, nearly 50 blows were inflicted on him within a minute, leaving him with serious injuries and six fractures.The victim, identified as Rudra, is a resident of Paluwas village in Bhiwani district.According to his father, Vinod, the incident took place around 7 pm near Hudda Park, close to Paluwas turn. Rudra was riding his motorcycle when a blue car allegedly struck him from behind, knocking him onto the road.Vinod alleged that three men stepped out of the car after Rudra fell and attempted to forcibly take him away. When the student resisted, the assailants allegedly pulled out sticks and an iron rod and launched a vicious assault on him.The CCTV footage reportedly shows two men repeatedly striking Rudra while a third appears to be holding him.Rudra allegedly managed to break free and tried to flee, but the attackers chased him and caught him again.His father further alleged that the assailants pointed a pistol at the student. After the attack, the accused allegedly made a video call to someone and declared, “Rudra ka kaam kar diya hai” (Rudra has been finished). They then fled the scene in their car.The family also alleged that Rudra repeatedly cried out for help, but passers-by did not intervene. Motorcyclists, motorists and pedestrians reportedly continued to pass the spot while the student was being assaulted.Vinod suspects that the attack was triggered by an earlier dispute involving his elder son, Dhruv. According to him, an altercation had taken place around one-and-a-half months ago between Dhruv and some associates of the accused. The family believes that the old dispute may have led the attackers to target Rudra.Vinod alleged that the assailants attacked his son with the intention of inflicting severe injuries. He also expressed dissatisfaction with the police response in the initial stages of the case.According to him, he had handed over a video of the incident to the police and demanded stringent action against those responsible.Following the assault, Rudra’s family rushed him to a hospital in Bhiwani. According to his father, the student suffered around six fractures and sustained serious injuries to both hands. The bones around his heel and the upper portion of his leg were also reportedly fractured.on medical advice, the family subsequently shifted him to a hospital in Gurugram for better treatment.Industrial Area police station SHO Devender Singh said the police had received information about the incident and recorded Rudra’s statement.Based on his statement, an FIR has been registered under relevant legal provisions against Himanshu, a resident of Jind, Ankit, a resident of Meham in Rohtak district, and other accused.The SHO said police teams were making efforts to trace and arrest the accused. Investigators are also examining CCTV footage to identify the other alleged assailants.The investigation is underway, and the allegations regarding the motive, the alleged use of a firearm and the sequence of events are based on the victim’s family’s account.
