A 30-year-old businessman and local cricket player was assaulted with a sharp-edged weapon after he declined to play for the opposing team in Ludhiana. The victim sustained three fractures and is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
Incident Details
According to the complaint filed by Gurwinder Singh of Kaneja village in Meharban, the Division No. 1 police have registered an FIR against Manpreet Singh Grewal of Guru Angad Dev Colony, Naati of Bhamian village, Richard, and nine other unidentified accomplices.
Sukhwinder Singh, the victim's brother, told TOI: "My brother and I run a factory and play cricket for passion at the local level. We had a cricket tournament on the night of May 31. Before the match, accused Manpreet was asking Gurwinder to play for his team, but he refused. We played the match and lost. After that, our entire team went to a dhaba for dinner."
"After dinner, most of the team members left while Gurwinder, along with Raja, Palash, and Deepak, were returning in their car in the early hours when the accused, who were consuming beer on the roadside, intercepted them. The accused hurled abuses, prompting Gurwinder and his friends to get out of the car. The accused then assaulted them with sharp-edged weapons and fled," he added.
Injuries and Legal Action
Sukhwinder said Gurwinder sustained severe injuries while his friends had minor ones. He alleged that Gurwinder suffered three fractures: on his nose, eyebrow, and head. His condition is critical, and he is receiving treatment at a private hospital. Sukhwinder added that they had previously played cricket against Manpreet Grewal several times.
ASI Baldev Singh, the investigating officer from Division No. 1 police station, said the victim was initially unfit to record his statements. The police recorded his statements on Wednesday, after which a case was lodged under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (2) (wrongful restraint), 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), 191 (3) (rioting armed with deadly weapons), and 190 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the BNS against the accused, who are on the run. Police are conducting raids to arrest them.
