New Delhi: A video showing bouncers thrashing a group of club visitors in Gurugram is going viral on social media. The incident occurred after one of the visitors accused the doorman of touching his female friend inappropriately, police said on Wednesday, according to a PTI report.
Ten, including managers and bouncers of the Casa Denza club in Udyog Vihar have been booked in connection with the incident that took place at 2 am on Monday, said police.
One of those assaulted filed a complaint stating that he had gone to the club with three of his friends where he met another group of his friends seeking entry at the gate. He further said that a bouncer misbehaved with his female friend and touched her inappropriately while she was standing at the entry gate and when she objected, other bouncers and managers gathered and started abusing her.
"As we all protested, eight bouncers took us to the road, pushing us from the gate and thrashed us. We were injured in the attack. The managers of the club also threatened to kill us if we visited the club again," the complainant alleged, as reported by PTI.
During the brawl, a passerby made a video of the attack which went viral on social media and after getting information a police team reached the spot and rushed the injured to hospital. In the video, a woman can also be heard screaming at the bouncers and managers to stop and that her friends are bleeding.
The complainant, a manager with a multinational technology company, further alleged that the bouncers snatched his smartwatch, Rs 12000 cash he had at the time. He also submitted the viral video as proof, according to the PTI report.
Following the complaint, an FIR has been registered against 10 including bouncers and managers of the club under sections 147 (riot), 149 (unlawful assembly), 323 (causing hurt), 354-A (molestation), 379-A (snatching), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code at Udyog Vihar police station, the report said.
"We are scanning the CCTV footage of the club and nearby area to identify the accused. They will be nabbed as early as possible," inspector Anil Kumar, SHO of Udyog Vihar police station said, as reported by PTI.