Gurugram, February 19 An HR executive working for a private firm based in IMT Manesar was allegedly beaten and threatened by three unidentified individuals in a suspected road rage incident here, police said on Thursday.
The victim, Nitesh Bhatia, a resident of Sector 1, Manesar, sustained injuries in the incident and required four stitches on his ear after being admitted to a hospital, they added, noting that an FIR has been registered at the IMT Manesar police station in connection with the incident.
According to the complainant, on Tuesday, he was driving home in his vehicle after completing his work when the incident occurred.
"As I passed the Sarita Handa Export Company, a car without a license plate, being driven recklessly, crashed into my vehicle from behind. My car was severely damaged, and when I got out of my car, the driver of the Alto and two of his companions started arguing with me," Bhatia said in his complaint.
The altercation allegedly escalated into an assault, with one of the attackers hitting Bhatia with a baseball bat while another hit him with a cricket bat, resulting in four stitches on his ear, in addition to injuries to his legs and hands.
The attackers also allegedly threatened to kill him.
Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against three unidentified individuals under sections 281 (reckless driving), 125, 324(4) (causing mischief), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the IMT Manesar police station on Wednesday.
"An FIR has been registered, and we are trying to identify the car and the accused," a senior police officer said.