A dispute over a few hundred rupees resulted in a 14-year-old boy being assaulted by five persons including three brothers and their father. The Kharghar police have registered a case against the five persons. The feud originated from snooker games that the victim played at a club along with his friends who are now accused of assaulting him.

According to the police, the victim has been identified as Ahmed Jamir Deshmukh, 14, a resident of sector 35 in Kharghar. Ahmed, a Std IX student, resides with his parents and two brothers. Ahmed’s father is into the import business. Ahmed in his statement to police said he frequently used to visit Taloja village since last two years as many of his relatives resided there. “I came in contact with Muddasir Mansoor Patel. For the last two months I along with Muddasir visited Snooker Point, a club in the area to play pool and snooker. It was Muddasir who would pay for me to play at the club. But when I started losing the games, Muddasir demanded repayment,” Ahmed in his statement to the police.