IT professional brutally assaulted by three men in front of his pregnant wife

Mumbai: In a case road rage, an IT professional in Mumbai was brutally assaulted in front of his 8-and-a-half-month old pregnant wife.

The professional has claimed that three men on a bike followed his car while continuously kicking at it. When he stopped the car, the bike-borne assailants allegedly punched him through the lowered car window and even tried pulling him out of the car. All the while, the professional's pregnant wife was inside the car and screaming for help.

They were finally rescued by some people passing by but the assailants managed to flee. An FIR has been registered but no inquiry has been initiated as yet.

Here is the sequence of events as narrated by the victim.

"While we were at Military Road, Marol, a Scooty came from the wrong way and I had to break hard. The man riding the scooty turned and started abusing at us. As I was getting late for the appointment, I did not pay heed to him and drove away. I could see him immediately calling someone on the phone and noting my car details however I did not pay much attention. Within 30-40 seconds, a bike with a motorist and pillion, came chasing us in full speed kicking the car in the process. I lowered the window frame and mentioned that my wife is heavy pregnant and we are getting late for the hospital, however he continued abusing and kicking the car and asked me to stop.

After having chased us for more than 200 meters I realized the danger with my wife alongside and decided to stop when he rode and stopped the bike right in front of my car near Udhyan complex, Military road. In the meanwhile, the person (on the scooty) who had made the call to them reached my car too and both started punching me through the lowered window. One of them tried to open the car door, but I had locked it from inside. They went for my car keys and as I didn't allow them they punched me again - all this while my nose was bleeding from the initial punch.

My wife was crying aloud asking for help and to save me to which even she was abused at and threatened to be punched. Finally, couple of passer by and an auto driver came to our rescue and helped us get away.

I noted the number plate of the Bike. It was black in color and numbered MH 02 DE 986. I could not note the scooty's number. I am sure there will be CCTV images also available from the adjoining buildings which may have covered the incident

The jurisdiction of the incident is Powai Police Station. I filed an FIR numbered 961/15 and my wife and I have been following up each day post the incident. The police appeared helpful however mentioned it can take even a week.

Been born and brought up in Mumbai, I thought it was filled with humanity and fear of law. This incident has shaken my beliefs to the core, that there are rogues who do not care for even a heavily pregnant women and her pleas and have the audacity to beat citizens in the middle of a busy, crowded Mumbai locality and get away with it.

I want to teach them a lesson that they cant get away with it and cant take people for granted sensing their apparent weakness when with the family

I could not think of anyone who can help me expedite this case, other than you and get them caught."

The victim has approached NGO Police Reforms Watch for help.