BANGALORE: It was a case of road rage over rain water. A group of techies was beaten up by vandals on the Mysore Road flyover , near SJ Park, late Sunday evening, after their car splashed rain water on motorcyclists riding alongside.

A heated argument broke out between the techies and three men on two motorcycles, who were partially drenched. The riders rode ahead and blocked the car. They then began hitting the car with cricket bats which they were carrying.

Police said David Rangel, a software engineer working with an IT major, his wife, a friend and his family were returning from a weekend trip to Masinagudi. David’s friend was at the wheel when the incident took place.

Rangel told police he was sleeping on the backseat and woke up when the riders, who were carrying cricket bats, banged the car. “Before we could apologize and move on, the men started attacking us. They hit the windshield with the bats and started attacking us. They were not in a mood to listen at all. We never expected these men to create such a scene which left us terrorized.”

The three men began hitting his friend, Rocky, on his neck and face, leaving him injured and bleeding, Rangel’s complaint before the SJ Park police said. There were cuts on his friend’s face as flying glass pieces pierced his skin. One of the assailants hit him on his back, which resulted in a swelling, the complaint added. The injured include Rocky, 28, David, 32, and Nisha, 32, all from Richmond Town.