Overview
- Gurugram Police registered an FIR on February 23 at Sector 50 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections covering assault, extortion, intimidation and damage to property.
- Officers say five men are in custody and one suspect is absconding, though one outlet reported that all six were detained.
- The February 21 confrontation followed a minor collision and included alleged beatings, smashed car windows and lights, an attempted forced bundling into a car and a coerced ₹30,000 UPI transfer.
- Those arrested were identified as youths from Rewari and Mahendergarh districts, aged 21 to 23, who had come to Gurugram for a wedding, with some students and others employed in the private sector.
- The victim, Col Anil Yadav (retd), received hospital treatment and later posted on social media alleging delayed police action.