In a case of road rage, a doctor was thrashed with iron rod on Sunday night in Vasant Kunj area of Delhi. The victim was identified as Pradeep Chauhan, a dentist with Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon. He received severe head injuries and was admitted at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj.

The incident took place around when Chauhan was returning home in his car from Janakpuri in west Delhi after paying a visit to his in-laws. He was heading towards Sangam Vihar in south Delhi with his wife, Anjana and two kids, 12-year-old Daksh and 10-year-old Ansh, when his Ritz car hit a WagonR, which came to an abrupt halt.



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HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COLLISION

The traffic was heavy on the route at that time. Suddenly, driver of the car moving ahead of Chauhan applied emergency brake and came to a halt. By the time he put the brakes on, his car touched that car. This was enough for the occupant, who was traveling with his wife, to go belligerent. He came out of his car shouting at Chauhans.

The wife and kids of the dentist came out of their car and apologized to the man heading towards them. But, he did not relent. He, now, headed towards Doctor Chauhan, who also got out of the car and apologized for the incident.

Manoj Chauhan is undergoing treatment at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. Manoj Chauhan is undergoing treatment at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj.



THE INSANE RAGE

It seemed for a moment that the matter was resolved as the aggressor walked towards his car, but he came back with an iron rod, kept in his car and hit the dentist on his head several times. Anjana and the two kids kept pleading, but the assaulter didn't pay any heed. The wife of the accused also intervened but to no avail. He would leave Chauhan almost half dead, flattened on road.

A crowd gathered at the site and the accused was overpowered by people. Police was informed about the incident. A lawyer friend of Pradeep Chauhan, Rahisuddin was also informed. Rahisuddin took Chauhan, who was bleeding profusely from head, to hospital. Anjana also received injuries in the scuffle and was also admitted in the hospital.

Police arrested the accused, who was identified as Vineet Kumar, a resident of Khidki Extension near Malviya Nagar. A case under relevant sections of IPC has been registered against the accused.

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