Noida: Man attacked, woman harassed over bike shed

Noida: A group of six people allegedly barged into the house of a 45-year-old man on Sunday evening and attacked him and his wife over a dispute over a bike shed in Sector 45, Noida, police said on Monday, adding that the victim alleged that his wife was also sexually harassed.

On the complaint of the victim man, a resident of Sadarpur area in Sector 45 who works in a private company, the Sector 39 police have registered a case against six people: Fakir Chand, Rakesh, Bijendra, Manu, Harsh and Sumit (all five with single names), officers said.

“Suspect Rakesh and his five acquaintances live nearby. On complaint of the victim, a case under sections 191 (rioting), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 351 (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult), 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty ), and 333 (house trespasses) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been registered against six suspects and efforts are on to nab them,” said Jitendra Kumar, desk officer, Sector 39.

In his complaint, the complainant alleged that on Sunday around 6.30 pm, when he was returning home, he saw a bicycle parked in the middle of the road. When he asked the biker, Rakesh (only name), to remove it, he got angry and verbally abused him.

Soon a fight broke out between them. “Within a minute, accused Rakesh called his five acquaintances who allegedly barged into his house and assaulted him (the complainant),” police said, adding that when the victim’s wife intervened, she was also assaulted.

However, the complainant alleged that his wife was sexually harassed and he suffered serious head injuries after one of the suspects attacked him with a sharp weapon. Later, they left the spot, threatening the family with dire consequences, and the matter was reported on emergency helpline number 112, officers said.