Police are yet to arrest the five persons who had allegedly beaten Mrityunjay Mishra, registrar of Uttarakhand Ayurvedic University at lakshman Siddh Mandir road on Tuesday evening. The accused had also burnt Mishra's car. A case under sections 147, 323, 435 and 352 of IPC was registered against five persons in Doiwala police station on Thursday, said inspector RS Aswal.
Sources said that some of the five accused who had beaten Mishra are said to be known to him. The incident occurred near lakshman Siddh Mandir road on Tuesday night when Mishra was returning home in his car from the university. Five persons on the road told him to stop his car and began beating him when he stopped his vehicle. later, they also burnt his car. He somehow managed to come out from the car and saved his life.
Aswal further said that police were informed about a burning car near lakshman Siddh Mandir temple. Police reached the spot and admitted Mishra to a hospital. Based on Mishra's written complaint, an FIR was registered against Adarsh Kumar, S Gupta and Jagdish Bhandari and other two unidentified persons in the Doiwala police station on Thursday. Mishra's condition is said to be stable. The police are investigating the case, Aswal added.