Gurgaon: A couple returning home on Diwali night was allegedly chased by a Maruti Eeco whose occupants repeatedly overtook their car, braked abruptly in front of it and tried to force them to stop near Sector 70. The pursuit began when they were barely a kilometre from home and continued till their society gate, where guards stopped the car despite threats by its occupants.The incident occurred around 11.55pm near Sector 70 along Southern Peripheral Road (SPR). Shubham Jain, who moved to the city barely seven months ago, shared dashcam footage of the chase and CCTV visuals from his society. He posted the account on X five days after the incident, saying it had taken him that long to gather the courage to speak publicly.“Today, after much deliberation and five days later, I have the courage to post this. My family is shaken. I moved to Gurgaon about seven months ago and always thought road rage, mugging, kidnapping and robbery were incidents seen on Reels,” he wrote.Jain said he was returning home with his wife when the Eeco began following their car. Initially, he assumed its occupants were simply trying to overtake. But the situation changed when the vehicle pulled ahead, braked abruptly and its occupants appeared ready to get out.Realising that the vehicle was not merely trying to pass, Jain accelerated towards his society. The Eeco allegedly continued cutting across his path and braking suddenly, leaving him with little room to manoeuvre. The dashcam footage shared by him shows the vehicle overtaking his car and repeatedly attempting to obstruct it.The couple eventually reached their society gate, where three guards intervened and stopped the Eeco. CCTV footage shows a man stepping out of the vehicle and confronting the guards, while Jain drives inside the premises.But the occupants allegedly stayed at the society entrance for nearly 20 minutes, arguing with the security personnel and demanding they be allowed in. Jain alleged that one of them even threatened the guards, warning that if the car was spotted again, it would be “taken care of”.Jain also claimed that the Eeco had no rear number plate and that its front registration details were obscured. He described its occupants as two men – one in his mid-20s and the other in his late teens. His post, however, named one Manoj Kumar and mentioned the vehicle registration number as HR76D/0402.Police are yet to establish the registered owner’s identity or verify whether the number is linked to the vehicle seen in the footage.But what further unsettled the family, Jain said, were remarks made by the society’s guards, who allegedly described such incidents as “common in the area” and the occupants as local residents who were “not to be messed with”.“My friends and family have told me to stay shut on the matter and let it be, as it may harm them and their mobility as common citizens. Security tells us this is a common thing and the chap is a local and not to be messed with,” he wrote.The incident also left Jain questioning the contrast between the area’s premium image and the sense of safety available to residents. Pointing to the upcoming Cyber City project and expensive residential developments nearby, he wrote: “Thank God for dashcams and society security. This is an area where the next Cyber City is being built and homes from half a million to 4 million dollars…”His sharpest criticism was directed at the law and order situation. “This is what my 40% tax gets? Only to be saved by private security? The man has the audacity to fight with them and tell them if the car is spotted again, it will be taken care of!” he wrote.He tagged chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and senior police officials, questioning whether this was what a city aspiring to global status had to offer.Gurgaon police responded to his post on X, asking him to share details of a registered complaint and his contact information through direct message. Jain later said he had received a call from Badshapur SHO Manoj Kumar and head constable Samrita. He, however, clarified that he did not wish to pursue the matter through a formal complaint.“I have chosen not to file an FIR or submit a written complaint for my own reasons,” he wrote.Police spokesperson Sandeep Turan confirmed that the department had taken cognisance of the videos and initiated an investigation.
