Builder Assaulted at Zirakpur Flat Project

Rajesh Goyal, a property dealer, told police he and three associates were attacked at a housing project in Zirakpur on Thursday after a dispute over money linked to construction work. The complaint says the confrontation happened around 11 a.m. at Royal City Garden Villa colony on Nangla Road, where Goyal and his brother had been building flats for the past two years. Goyal alleged that a group led by Amandeep Kaur and Rahul arrived at the site, abused the workers and demanded money to let the work continue. Zirakpur police registered a case against the two named accused and four to five unidentified people under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, according to the FIR details published by Hindustan Times. ### Where did the assault take place, and who was there? Royal City Garden Villa colony on Nangla Road was the location named in the complaint filed by Goyal. He told police he was at the site with his brother Tejinder and associates Jai Kumar and Bhagwan Das when the accused arrived and began arguing with them. (hindustantimes.com) Hindustan Times reported that Goyal said he and his brother had been constructing flats at the site for about two years. The complaint frames the dispute as one over money allegedly demanded to allow the construction work to continue. (hindustantimes.com) ### What does the complaint say the attackers did? Goyal alleged that the argument turned violent after the group surrounded them and attacked them with rods and sticks. He also told police that Rahul used a sharp-edged weapon and injured Jai Kumar’s left hand when Kumar tried to shield himself. (hindustantimes.com) The complaint further alleges that, as the victims tried to run toward their vehicles, Amandeep Kaur told the society’s security guard to lock the main gate. Goyal said that trapped them inside the premises and that the assault continued near the gate. He also alleged that Rahul displayed a firearm tucked into his waistband to intimidate them. (hindustantimes.com) ### What happened after the group raised an alarm? The complaint says the accused ran toward their flats after the victims raised an alarm. The injured men were first taken to Civil Hospital in Dhakoli and were later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, according to Hindustan Times. (hindustantimes.com) Zirakpur police registered the FIR under sections including 115(2) for voluntarily causing hurt, 126(2) for wrongful restraint, 296 for obscene acts in a public place, 351(2) for criminal intimidation, 190 for guilt by association and 191(3) for armed rioting, the report said. (hindustantimes.com) ### Had there been an earlier dispute at the same site? Police told Hindustan Times that the complainant had already filed a police complaint against the accused after an earlier dispute at the same site in April. The report did not say whether that earlier complaint led to arrests or a separate FIR. (hindustantimes.com) April 25 is also the date of another Zirakpur land-related FIR reported by The Indian Express, in which police booked directors of SBP Sunshine Private Limited and unidentified people over an alleged attempted land grab, vandalism, assault and intimidation. That case involved a different complainant, a different site in Nabha village and separate allegations, but it shows police in Zirakpur were already handling other real-estate-linked violence cases last month. (hindustantimes.com) ### What is known about the next step in the case? Zirakpur police station is handling the latest case against Amandeep Kaur, Rahul and four to five unidentified people, according to the FIR details carried by Hindustan Times. The report does not name any arrests, court date or police briefing beyond the registration of the case. (indianexpress.com) The earlier April 25 land-grab case remained under investigation as of April 28, when police told The Indian Express that raids were underway and no arrests had been made. Any next procedural move in the May 14 assault case is likely to come through Zirakpur police records or a police statement identifying arrests, charges or court production of the accused. That final point is an inference based on the status of the two FIRs and how the police updates were reported. (hindustantimes.com)