Hyderabad: Ten persons under the influence of alcohol attacked the owner of Lucky Restaurant at Alkapuri on Wednesday night after he denied to serve them biryani, citing shortage.
The victim, Syed Ali Raza, claimed that the suspects barged into the hotel and threatened him. The LB Nagar police arrested four persons related to the case —Venkatesh Yadav, Srisailam Yadav, Santosh and Ramulu, who are doing real estate business in the city.
Lucky Restaurant is located on Alkapuri X Road at Nagole. On Wednesday at around 11.45 pm, four persons entered the hotel and asked for biryani. When Raza told them that the food is also not available, they picked up an argument with him. A few minutes later, others joined the group and started assaulting Raza.
“They first damaged the furniture and threw away the utensils and later attacked me with vessels,” said Raza. The whole episode was recorded in the CCTV.
Raza, who suffered severe injuries on his head, alerted the police.
“We have arrested four persons in connection with the attack on the hotel owner. Further investigations are on to verify the role of the second group. Based on the evidence, the investigation will proceed,” said N. Prakash, SI of LB Nagar.
