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A 21-year-old private college student was assaulted by three unidentifiedover a road rage incident in Hennur, on Sunday night. Police said that the incident has rendered Naresh M in a critical condition and he is currently being treated as an in-patient at a private hospital in the city.According to the police, the incident took place on March 8, between 7.45 pm and 8.15, near Konkan Bhavan in Chelikere. On Sunday, Naresh, a resident of HRBR Layout, was heading home on his Honda Activa, when a speeding car brushed past him, outside Royal Concord. As the car did not stop, Naresh decided to follow the car and managed to intercept it near Konkan Bhavan, a conventional hall at Chelikere. Naresh then walked up to the car and took the car keys and the driver’s mobile phone. The three men in the car stepped out and began arguing with Naresh.One of the men rode away with his bike and after a brief disappearance, the man returned with two other friends. The men then held Naresh and hit him with the blunt end of a machete, on his ears and head. Sustaining grievous injuries to his head, Naresh fell to the ground unconscious. By the time, Naresh’s friends, Naga, Deepak, and Pashupathi reached the spot, the foreigners had fled the spot. His friends rushed him to a private hospital where he was admitted, after which they informed the police.The police rushed to the spot and have analysed thefrom the area for evidence. “We have registered a case of assault on a student by three African national,” said a police officer.