Mumbai: Court denies bail to trio accused of assaulting lawyer

The Borivli Metropolitan Magistrate court has rejected the bail applications of the three accused arrested for allegedly assaulting a lawyer at Dahisar railway stationThe Borivli Advocate Bar Association stood firmly in support of the victim lawyer Senior counsel Raju Desai representing the victim strongly opposed the bail plea and highlighted the seriousness of the case during the hearing Taking cognisance of the arguments and the nature of the offence the court denied bail to all three accusedAccording to the police on March 30 the 37yearold lawyer Suraj Chauhan was allegedly assaulted at Dahisar railway station while on his way to Mira Road The altercation reportedly began when he had a minor dispute with a fellow passenger who was alighting at Dahisar Soon after the man along with his companions allegedly attacked the lawyer and fled the sceneThe victim initially approached the Borivli government railway police GRP to lodge a complaint Though a medical examination was conducted at Shatabdi Hospital the GRP only registered a noncognizable NC complaint and allowed the matter to restDamaged rib and eardrumAfter experiencing intense pain in his chest and ear the victim sought treatment at a private hospital The medical report revealed a fractured rib and a damaged eardrum Following this he revisited the police station with the new medical reportActing on fresh evidence the police conducted another medical examination and subsequently registered an FIR on April 6 under relevant sections of the law On April 8 the Borivli GRP arrested three accused from Dahisar later identified as Akash Dhabade 21 Bala Ingudti 40 and Rohit Kotian 32Victim speaksSpeaking to midday the victim Advocate Chauhan said Till today I havenrsquot been able to understand why those people beat me up mdash I had no argument or exchange with them that could have provoked such angerrdquoldquoI was travelling from Bandra to Mira Road when one of the accused asked me if I was getting down at Dahisar and whether I wasnrsquot headed to Mira Road I told him that I would be getting down at Dahisar and I did exactly thatrdquo he addedldquoAs soon as the train stopped I stepped off and others also got off right behind me including the accused I started walking towards another compartment to board the train again when suddenly one of them grabbed me from behind and began assaulting me Soon the rest of them joined inrdquo Chauhan saidldquoThey were targeting sensitive parts of my body hitting me on my head face and stomach One man who had a bracelet on his wrist struck me hard in the ribs and I felt dizzy I collapsed and sat downldquoNo one came forward to help except an elderly lady who stepped in and scolded them and later few people rushed to assist As the attackers started to flee I tried to record them on my mobile phone But they saw me and once again attacked me Chauhan saidldquoAlthough I was attacked by eight to nine people the police named only three individuals as accusedrdquo A case under Section 1182 and 35 of BNS was registered and the accused were arrested on April 8atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params