Ludo game ends in brawl and stone-pelting in Mandsaur's Jankupura; case against five

A quarrel that began during a game of ludo in the Jankupura area of Mandsaur on Thursday night escalated into assault and stone-pelting. The incident took place at around 11 pm between Ashok Talkies and Ganpati Chowk. Some youths beat up a young man named Nilesh and threw stones at him. A video of the incident has also surfaced, in which some youths can be seen throwing stones. The injured Nilesh was taken to the district hospital.

Nilesh is 35 years old. He is the son of Bhojraj Debana and lives opposite Sankhla Bhawan on Nayapura Road. He went to City Kotwali police station with his friend Chirag Rathore and filed a complaint.

In the complaint, Nilesh said he was playing ludo with friends at a tea stall near Ashok Talkies when Piyush Gandharva and his brother Ninu Gandharva, residents of Dhankutta Gali, arrived. The two allegedly began abusing him over an old grudge and then started beating him.

According to Nilesh, Piyush attacked him with a belt, while Ninu punched and kicked him. Meanwhile, Prem, son of Raju Soni, Bhavesh Bachcha and two more of their associates also reached the spot. Prem allegedly attacked him with a stone, injuring him on the right side of the abdomen. The belt blows also injured his back and head. Hearing the commotion, his friend Chirag intervened and rescued Nilesh.

City Kotwali police have registered a case against Piyush Gandharva, Ninu Gandharva, Prem Soni, Bhavesh and another accused under Sections 115(2), 296(b), 351(3), 3(5) and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh Rathore said the case has been registered. Police are investigating.