JODHPUR: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala's son, Karan Singh Chautala, and about seven others accompanying him have been booked by police in Jodhpur for allegedly assaulting a man and damaging his car in the city on Tuesday.
The FIR was registered against Karan, who is chairman of Sirsa Zila Parishad and national in-charge of INLD's youth wing, and his companions on Wednesday based on a complaint lodged by the victim, Majid Khan, a resident of Phalodi.
Karan and his companions were allegedly intoxicated while returning after attending a wedding in Jodhpur when the alleged incident took place.
"We have registered a case under Sections 115, 126, 189 and 324 of BNS and initiated investigation into the matter. The accused will be arrested soon," said sub-inspector Aruna Kumari of Mandor police station.
Khan alleged in his complaint that Karan and his companions beat him and two of his friends travelling in an Innova car to the railway station early Tuesday morning.
Khan, who was driving the car, also alleged the accused looted valuables from him and threatened him. Citing the FIR, Kumari said, "The complainant overtook the three cars of Chautala and his companions near Footwear Design and Development Institute near Mandor, which angered Chautala. He and his complainants allegedly chased the complainant's car, intercepted it, pulled out the complainant from the driver's seat and beat him up badly. They also damaged his car before leaving," said Kumari.
Not satisfied with the first bout of assault, the accused allegedly returned after heading for about 4 km and again attacked Khan again and damaged his vehicle badly.
Police first registered the FIR against some unidentified persons but named Chautala and the others-two of them named Sandeep and Jaideep-based on their identification from video grabs from cameras, said officials. Karan Chautala is a grandson of former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala.
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