Nashik: A group of trekkers experienced a violent confrontation with local villagers on Sunday morning near Ambai village, situated along Jawhar Ghat. The clash was triggered by a minor traffic incident involving their minibus and a motorcyclist. A video capturing the altercation has since gained significant attention online, going viral shortly after the event.
The incident took place around 8.15am on Sunday. Police said 14 to 15 trekkers, including six to seven doctors and some businessmen, were travelling towards Jawhar Ghat in a minibus. His house and farm were barely 900 metres from the spot.
The biker lost his balance and fell.
Police said some villagers tried to drag the driver out of the minibus. Police Inspector Pritam Chaudhary of Trimbakeshwar police station said the villagers involved in the incident were brought to the police station for questioning. As the vehicle passed Ambai village, it allegedly came too close to a motorcyclist. His relatives and other villagers soon arrived, escalating the argument into a scuffle. The incident comes barely two months after a family of eight was attacked near Bhavali Dam in Igatpuri in July.
Trimbakeshwar police rushed to the spot after being alerted. They later brought several villagers to the police station for questioning and registered a case against four to five of them. Police later registered a case against four to five villagers. Further investigation is underway.