5 Minors Booked for Attack on Ride-Hailing App Driver
The incident was captured on CCTV cameras, which are being examined by police as part of the investigation.
Hyderabad:Five minors were booked by Pet Basheerabad police after a ride-hailing app drier was assaulted by a group of youths following a demand for ganja in Bhagyalakshmi Colony under Pet Basheerabad police station limits.
The victim, identified as Aakash, filed a complaint with Pet Basheerabad police stating trespassing and assault. Police booked five minors in connection with the incident and are investigating the role of others who were allegedly present during the attack.
According to the complaint, a group of youths stopped Aakash while he was travelling through the locality and demanded ganja from him. When the driver told them that he did not have any ganja, the youths turned angry and attacked him with beer bottles. Aakash sustained injuries to his head and arm in the assault. Unable to stand the attack, he ran towards his nearby room to escape. The youths chased him and entered the premises where they continued attacking him with wooden sticks.
The incident was captured on CCTV cameras, which are being examined by police as part of the investigation.
