The ‘admin’ of a WhatsApp group was assaulted by three persons in Mumbai on the behest of a member who had been removed from the group, reported News Agency PTI quoted police as saying. The attackers used sharp-edged weapon to attack the group admin leaving him severely wounded.
While the incident occured on May 17 night, the victim was identified as Ahmednagar based Chaitanya Shivaji Bhor, aged 18, a student of the agriculture college.
Bhor had created a WhatsApp group of college friends but recently he had removed one Sachin Gadakh from the group as the latter had left the college, PTI quoted police as saying. Police further said that Sachin was angry with this and decided to avenge the ‘insult’.
Sachin’s friends went to an eatery where Bhor had his meals and attacked him which caused him serious injuries on stomach, mouth and back, police said. It was after this, Bhor was admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The police have registered a case against Sachin and his three friends on the complaint of Bhor under section 307 of IPC and Arms Act.
By EP Web Desk