In an apparent case of road rage, a 43-year-old man was allegedly thrashed by a group of men following an argument in central Delhi's Paharganj area, when Jagdish Prasad, who had gone there to buy some household items was loading the goods in his car parked in a narrow lane, the police said on Tuesday.
Trouble began when an elderly man on a scooter asked Prasad to move his vehicle so that he could pass. Prasad refused to move his car and told the man that there was enough space for the scooter to pass. On this, the elderly man, who was in an inebriated condition, lost his cool and called some youths, the police said. The group then thrashed Prasad and left the spot. later, Prasad filed a police complaint. Police were trying to identify the accused and were questioning locals.