Kamal Ghorui
GURGAON: A birthday celebration at a club in Sector 88 in Faridabad ended in violence after a man, his daughters and their friends were assaulted by a group of youths over a dispute in playing music.An officer said one of the youths, Rishit Chitkara, has been rounded up and further investigation is underway to learn the role of the other accused youths.The complainant, Raman Grover, a resident of Sector 21A, alleged he had booked Vayu Brewery on the night of March 26 to celebrate his elder daughter’s birthday. According to his statement, his daughters and her friends requested the DJ to change the song at one point in the evening, which triggered an argument with a woman present there. The argument escalated and the woman slapped his daughter, Grover claimed. “They started abusing and misbehaving with my daughters and their friends over a simple request to change the song,” Grover stated.Around midnight, Grover had to allegedly rush to the club after he received a distress call from his daughter. He claimed that when he reached the venue and tried to rescue the children, he was attacked by a group of around 10–12 young men, including Rishit Chitkara. “When I tried to save my daughters, they attacked me as well and chased us out of the premises while assaulting us,” he said.Grover further claimed that during the attack, his wallet containing Rs 22,000 and a diamond earring worth approximately Rs 10.5 lakh were snatched. He said club bouncers were also part of the group carrying out the assault on them and accused the club management of negligence.Describing the group, he said each member was heavily intoxicated. “They were under the influence and showed no restraint,” he said. She planned the celebration before leaving the country. “The owner’s son was present but no one tried to stop the assault or protect us,” Grover said. The victim added that his daughter, who is pursuing a finance degree in Canada, was scheduled to return on March 28.Following the incident, the complainant said he managed to take the children to safety and later returned to the spot with police. BPTP police station officials confirmed that a complaint had been filed and an FIR has been registered against Rishit Chitkara, Vaibhav and others under multiple sections of the BNS) including sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation).
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Station house officer Arvind said CCTV footage from the club is being examined to ascertain the sequence of events.
