Mumbai chartered accountant attacked in Pune after car splashes water on pedestrians
chartered accountant from Vikhroli, Mumbai, after his car inadvertently splashed water on them from a deep pothole near Jan Seva Bank in Keshavnagar, Mundhwa, in Pune around 5.45 PM on Monday. The victim, Yash Manwani, sustained injuries and later lodged a complaint with the Mundhwa police.
The incident took place when Yash Manwani, 29, was driving to Keshavnagar to pick up his siblings for Rakshabandhan. Manwani, who hails from Bhopal and lives in Vikhroli, works with a private firm. «I was going to Keshavnagar to pick up my brother and sister on the occasion of Rakshabandhan,» he told TOI. Near Janaseva Bank, his car drove through a deep pothole filled with water, splashing the duo on the bike and two passing pedestrians.
The biker chased Manwani's car and kicked its driver's side, prompting him to stop and roll down his window to explain the situation. However, the biker and his pillion rider forced Manwani out of the car and started a quarrel. «I advised them to visit the nearby Keshavnagar police chowkey, but they refused,» said Manwani. The two pedestrians reached the scene, and the four men started to abuse and physically attack him.
Manwani recounted that the biker picked up a wooden stick from nearby and assaulted him on his back and other parts of his body. The stick was also used to vandalize the right side front door of his car. After the assault, the four men fled the scene.
Police were alerted about the incident and a team arrived at the location, subsequently taking Manwani to a nearby private
