College student thrashed by 2 following argument in northwest Delhi

In a suspected case of road rage, an 18-year-old college student was thrashed allegedly by two men following an argument on road in northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar, the police said today.

The incident took place on May 18.

The victim, Harshit, told police that he was returning home on his scooter around 8 pm. When he reached Ravidas lane,a woman stopped the car on the road and when another vehicle from the opposite side came, the road got blocked.

The driver of the other vehicle reversed it a little allowing Harshit to pass.

While he was passing from between the two vehicles, the woman said something to Harshit which led to an argument between them.

The woman's husband, Khem Singh, who was standing nearby, came and started thrashing Harshit. Singh's nephew also joined him in beating the college student, the police said.

Harshit managed to flee from there and informed his uncle who took him to a hospital, they added.

On the basis of his complaint, a case was registered on the charges of voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint and the accused uncle-nephew duo was arrested.

Harshit's family alleged that the police had slapped lighter charges on the accused.

However, the police said that the sections were slapped following an initial medical examination of the victim.

A final report is awaited and if it suggests that the injuries were grave, more sections will be added, the police said.