Badlapur: A 35-year-old doctor was allegedly brutally assaulted with an iron rod, a belt, and fists by an auto-rickshaw driver and his associates near Belavali Signal Chowk in Badlapur West on October 20. The accused also allegedly threatened to kill him. Police have registered a case against four persons.

According to the complaint, Dr. Amit Adesh Shukla, a resident of Ramesh Wadi, was travelling with his brother on his Bullet motorcycle to a Shiva temple in Belavali to seek blessings on his birthday. Near the Talathi office at Belavali Signal Chowk, an auto-rickshaw driven by Hemant Chavan allegedly brushed against his motorcycle. Chavan reportedly abused the doctor before calling his associates.

Soon afterwards, Raj Rathod and another unidentified person arrived and allegedly forced the doctor onto a scooter before taking him near the Belavali Garden gate. There, Raj Rathod allegedly struck the doctor’s left leg with an iron rod, while Bhole Rathod and Chavan assaulted him with a belt and punched and kicked him on the back.

The accused allegedly continued beating the doctor while taking him on the scooter before abandoning him near Patil petrol pump. Chavan also allegedly threatened, “Wherever you are seen, I will kill you.”

Based on Shukla’s complaint, Badlapur West police registered a case against Hemant Chavan (22), Raj Rathod (23), Bhole Rathod (24) and an unidentified person under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Senior Police Inspector Kishor Shinde said the police were investigating the case and searching for the accused, adding that arrests would be made soon.