20 September,2016 06:24 PM IST | | Samiullah Khan
A 26-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by the staff of a hukkah parlour in a mall in Nalasopara after his friends accidentally broke one of the hukkahs there
Jayesh Patil who was beaten up by the restaurant staff. Pic/Hanif Patel
A 26-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by the staff of a hukkah parlour in a mall in Nalasopara after his friends accidentally broke one of the hukkahs there. The police have registered a case of assault against the four staff members, and two were arrested on Monday.
According to the police, Jayesh Dharma Patil, a small-time transport businessman, who lives at Vasai East, had gone to Broadway Carnival Mall at Evershine area with his three friends Yogesh Dalvi, Ritesh Patil and Sanjay Kurde on Friday night.
The police said Patil and his friends had gone to the hukkah parlour on the second floor of the mall. While smoking the hukkah, Ritesh accidentally broke one of them. This led to an argument between him and the parlour staff. Things were eventually sorted out, but later one of the staffers again came and started arguing with Patil. Three more staff members joined him and a heated argument ensued.
Patil, in his FIR, stated, "One of the staffers punched me in the face and abused me. When we left the mall, the four even started assaulting me and my friends outside. One of them hit me with an iron rod on my back and hand."
Locals and friends took Patil to the IASIS hospital. The police were informed and after recording Patil's statement at the hospital, registered a case against the four unidentified men under sections of the Indian Penal Code.
On Monday morning, the police arrested two accused Sohan Negi and Vikrant Patil and are looking for the other two.
