Ahmedabad : A road rage incident turned violent in Ola village of Kalol taluka in Gandhinagar district, leaving a man with a serious head injury after he was reportedly attacked with an iron pipe.
According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s wife with Kalol Town police late on Friday night, the attack took place around 2.15pm on Friday. The victim was riding his motorcycle when he encountered another biker near a bend close to a temple. The complaint states that the victim was not in a condition to give his statement at the time. His wife subsequently approached the police and sought legal action against the accused.
The accused is said to have abused the victim and assaulted him with kicks and punches. The motorcycles nearly collided, after which the other rider allegedly stopped his vehicle and confronted the victim. The rider accused him of reckless driving and endangering people’s lives. The argument allegedly escalated into a physical altercation. Another man later arrived at the spot and allegedly joined in the attack. One of the accused allegedly picked up an iron pipe lying nearby and struck the victim on the head, causing severe injuries and bleeding. After being informed about the attack, the victim’s wife rushed to the spot and found her husband bleeding from the head. She then contacted a relative, who arrived with others and helped shift the injured man to a hospital.