A bunch of 16 troopers led by an Army Major reportedly suffered a extreme assault by the proprietor and staff of a roadside eatery alongside the Manali-Ropar Road in Punjab, as per report by The Indian Express. This resulted in important accidents to the Major and a number of other troopers, Law enforcement initiated authorized motion by submitting an FIR on the Kiratpur Sahib police station and apprehended two people believed to be concerned within the incident, Express reported.
According to the FIR lodged through the early hours of (*16*), the occasion occurred on Monday as Major Sachin Singh Kuntal and his Ladakh Scouts unit had been journeying again from Palchan, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, following their victory in a snow marathon held in Lahaul the day earlier than.
The group of troopers, en path to Chandimandir, made a dinner cease on the Alpine dhaba close to Bharatgarh within the Ropar district round 9:15 pm, based on the report by Express. As per the First Information Report (FIR), a dispute arose between the troopers and the dhaba proprietor concerning the cost methodology for the invoice. The proprietor refused cost through UPI and demanded money to evade taxation.
What Exactly Happened?
Despite the troopers paying the invoice on-line, the dispute endured, with the dhaba proprietor insisting on money cost. When the Major declined, roughly 30-35 people attacked him and his troopers with lathis, sticks, and iron rods, as reported by the police. The Major sustained accidents to his arms and head, rendering him unconscious, prompting the attackers to flee. The troopers promptly transported him to Civil Hospital Ropar for therapy of their employed tempo traveler.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Ropar SSP Gulneet Singh Khurana stated {that a} case had been registered underneath sections 307 (try and homicide), 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 341 (wrongful restraint), 506 (prison intimidation), 148 (rioting, being armed with a lethal weapon) and 149 (illegal meeting) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Kiratpur Sahib SHO recognized the 2 arrested accused as Rajneesh alias Himanshu, a resident of Rajpura in Punjab, and Tanay, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. “The dhaba owner is on the run along with several others. We are identifying other accused through CCTV footage,” he instructed Express.
