Overview
- The Shukla family say a dispute with occupants of a white Maruti WagonR escalated into a physical attack on Tuesday evening while they were returning from Decathlon in Wagholi.
- The family allege the car first brushed their motorcycle during a U-turn, the vehicle then blocked their path near Avhalwadi Phata Chowk, and occupants assaulted the couple and their three-year-old son.
- Police referred the family for medical care and the child received treatment for a bleeding lip at IMAX Hospital before the complainants lodged a formal report at Wagholi Police Station.
- An FIR names four accused — the WagonR driver, another male occupant and two women — and lists sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and the Motor Vehicles Act for assault, causing hurt and dangerous driving; the complaint cites a vehicle registration number and a photograph as evidence.
- Investigators say the case is under active inquiry and that action will follow if allegations are substantiated, leaving the claims unproven in court and raising questions about road-rage violence and policing on Pune's busy arterial roads.