Pune: Hadapsar police book 16 people for attack on vendor for refusing to give 40 cold drink bottles
Pune: Hadapsar police book 16 people for attack on vendor for refusing to give 40 cold drink bottles
14 June 2024
Pune- The Hadapsar police lodged a case on Wednesday against as many as 16 people for attacking a paan shop owner in the Sade Satra Nali area because he refused to provide them with 40 bottles of cold drink. Reportedly, the accused was enraged over the refusal of the owner to give cold drinks and attacked him with sharp weapons, including a koyta. The complainant, identified as Rajeshkumer Satyanarayan Singh (35), of Manjari who sustained injuries on his head and neck was promptly admitted to a hospital. He later lodged an FIR with the police.
According to the complainant, four persons residing in the area visited his shop at around 7:30 PM and demanded 40 bottles of an energy drink namely ‘Sting’. On the owner’s refusal, two juvenile accused attacked him with choppers and an iron rod. They also damaged the tea vending machine and vandalized the furniture at the tea shop. Meanwhile, other accused attacked different shops in the area while waving their choppers around in public.
The Hadapsar police have invoked Sections 307, 324, 323, 504, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code; Section 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act along with sections of the Arms Act against the accused. No arrests have been made so far according to the police officials.
