Pune: Chatushrungi police have registered a case of assault against three members of a family – two women and a man – from Pashan for allegedly assaulting a cab driver with sticks at Panchvati in Pashan around 8.30pm on Monday.The Sangvi-based cab driver lodged a complaint with the police on Tuesday. According to the police, the cab driver had gone to Panchvati to drop off a passenger when the incident took place.Uttam Bhajnawale, senior inspector of Chatushrungi police, told TOI, “We detained the trio and conducted medical tests. The two women were found to be intoxicated. The incident happened when the cab driver stopped to drop off a passenger. Another car, with a male driver and two women, brushed against the cab.”“The cab driver questioned the car driver about his driving. It led to an argument between the car occupants and the cab driver,” Bhajnawale said, adding that the women and the man owned the car.“One of the women then got out of the car and started abusing the cab driver. Following this, the two women picked up sticks and assaulted him. The cab driver suffered injuries to his back and legs,” he said.“The two women and the man live in an upscale housing society in Panchvati. The women had been partying. They then decided to go for a drive when the incident took place,” he said.“We have served notices on the two women and the man, asking them to cooperate with the investigation. At present, we have released them,” he said.
