A Kashmiri youth was allegedly thrashed and beaten by a group of six unidentified men in the Sector-44 area outside his office in Gurugram on Thursday night. However, the matter was reported to the police on Friday and who started an investigation into the incident.
The victim was identified as Tariq Bhat (22) of Handwara Town in Jammu and Kashmir. He is working in a corporate office as Financial Advisor for two years. The victim told the police that around 8.00 pm on Thursday, he was leaving for his home when the six men held him from behind and dragged him to a nearby park in the same area that was isolated at that time and beat him without saying anything.
“The victim told the police that he doesn’t know who they were and why they beat him. The victim has received some injuries on the chest, back and head during the incident. The matter was reported to the police on Friday afternoon.
We took the victim to the incident to know what was happened the previous night. We are also scanning thr CCTV footage of the spot to establish an identity of the men who were behind the incident,” Jasvir Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Sushant Lok police station said.
A corporate office where the victim is working tweeted that “We stand in support of our employee, Tariq Bhat and are in constant touch with local authorities to help him. The wellness of our employees is paramount to us and we will do everything possible to ensure the safety of everyone”.