Rajkot: A 21-year-old driver was brutally assaulted, held captive for nearly four hours and had his hair forcibly cut after one of the accused mistook him for someone who had hurled abuses at him. Adipur police in Kutch have registered a case against three persons in connection with the incident.The victim, Vikram Bhil, stated in his complaint that the incident took place on Saturday morning while he was sitting near Maitri Garden with his cousin.According to the complaint, Mukesh Bhil, an acquaintance of the victim, arrived on a motorcycle with an unidentified man aged around 35. The duo allegedly forced Vikram onto the motorcycle and took him towards Meghpar Borichi. Along the way, they stopped near an office building and assaulted him with wooden sticks.The accused then took Vikram to a tin-roofed house, where an unidentified woman, around 45 years of age, joined them. The victim claimed he was locked inside a room, kicked, punched and verbally abused. During the ordeal, the woman cut his hair with scissors while the assailants threatened to kill him. His mobile phone, worth around Rs 10,000, was also smashed.Vikram remained confined for nearly four hours before managing to escape. According to his complaint, he seized the opportunity when the woman stepped away to fetch water and the two men were momentarily distracted. He fled through a nearby thicket of babul trees and eventually made his way home.The following morning, he visited Rambagh dispensary with his elder brother for medical treatment and was later discharged.The complainant suspects that the attack stemmed from a misunderstanding the previous day, when some local youths were allegedly using abusive language near Maitri Garden. Mukesh believed that the remarks had been directed at him by Vikram, triggering the assault.Adipur police have registered a case against Mukesh Bhil, the unidentified man and the woman under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 115(1), 294(B), 137(1), 142, 324(1), 351(3) and 54, along with Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act.Police said further investigation into the incident is underway.
