Kanpur: A dhaba owner was arrested after a waiter accused him and his two associates of brutally assaulting him at a roadside eatery on Mandhana Road in the Bithoor police station area.
According to police, Vimal Kumar, a resident of Sarai Maswanpur in Kalyanpur, works as a waiter at Bhatia Dhaba on Mandhana-Bithoor Road. He alleged that on Thursday evening, when he asked for money for personal expenses, the dhaba operator, Deepu Gupta, along with two associates identified as Gulli and Rahul, dragged him into a room and assaulted him with an iron rod, iron bar and belts.
Vimal claimed that the attack left his back and shoulder severely bruised and caused a fracture in his hand. He alleged that he was confined inside the room and managed to escape only after asking to use the toilet.
After fleeing, he reached Bithoor police station, where a compromise was reportedly arranged between him and the dhaba owner. However, Vimal alleged that he neither received his pending wages nor any financial assistance for medical treatment.
On Saturday morning, he approached the Police Commissioner seeking action. Following directions from senior officers, Bithoor police arranged his medical examination and registered a case against the three accused.
Bithoor Inspector Ashok Kumar Saroj said a case has been registered and the accused have been taken into custody. He added that further sections would be invoked based on the findings of the investigation and medical report.
