GURGAON: A dispute over dumping garbage on a plot in Behrampur village escalated into a violent clash in which a village watchman, his wife and their two children were allegedly assaulted with sticks and threatened with death.Police have arrested three men and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the attack.The incident took place on October 16. According to police, the complainant, who works as a village watchman, alleged that his wife and son were on their way to their plot when Sachin, a resident of the village, parked his motorcycle in front of them and started arguing with them.“When the watchman went to Sachin’s house to raise the issue, another argument broke out between them, police said. Later, when the complainant and his family reached near their house, Sachin and some of his associates allegedly arrived there and assaulted the four family members with sticks. They also threatened to kill them, according to the complaint,” a police officer said.Police received information about the fight on October 16 and reached the spot, but neither party was present. The team later learnt that some injured people had been admitted to a hospital.Doctors initially declared them unfit to give statements, following which the police recorded the complainant’s statement on October 18 and registered a case at Sector 65 police station.During the investigation, police found that the accused had a plot opposite the complainant’s house, where he allegedly dumped garbage. An argument over the dumping of waste is suspected to have triggered the assault, police said.A police team arrested Hemu (45) and Tal Singh (75), both residents of Naya Behrampur, and Rinku (28), a Faridabad resident currently living in Naya Behrampur, along with a juvenile, from Sector 65 on October 22.
