Kargil War veteran attacked with iron rod in Gurgaon over parking row

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GURGAON: A retired Indian Air Force Group Captain and Kargil War veteran has accused a parking attendant at Magnum Global Park of assaulting him with an iron rod, leaving him with serious head injuries and a fractured hand.In a complaint to police, Group Captain Amit Kumar Gupta (retired) alleged that the attendant also threatened to kill him following an altercation over parking on September 10.The complaint has been lodged in Sector 65 police station.Gupta, who was part of the IAF’s ‘Op Sagar’ team during the 1999 Kargil War, had gone to Magnum Global Park for a family dinner at Gonzo restaurant that night.According to his complaint, Gupta dropped his family at the restaurant around 8pm and went to park his car.

He alleged that the parking staff directed him between the valet area, basement and multilevel parking before eventually refusing to park the vehicle.The situation escalated when Gupta tried to reverse his car. He alleged that one of the attendants struck the windshield, apparently attempting to damage it, before returning with an iron rod.Gupta alleged that the attendant then struck him twice with the rod-first on his hand and then on his head. He said the blow to his head caused heavy bleeding.He was taken to Medanta Hospital by his family, where he remains admitted. The victim has sought registration of an attempt-to-murder case against the accused.