The Vakola police are on the hunt for two men, who last week allegedly assaulted and confined two of their employees inside their electronics shop in Hotel Grand Hyatt in Santacruz for refusing to give a statement against a third employee accused of fraud.
According to the police, the victims, Nitin Joshi and Shekhar Patil, who work at Mihaus Electronics inside the hotel, were on March 6 assaulted by the owner Navin Rao and the store's regional head Charu Makins after they refused to testify against the store manager Manoj Lokhande. According to Rao and Makins, Lokhande had committed fraud.
Joshi and Patil said that there were issues between Rao and Lokhande. "Rao wanted us to tell the police that Lokhande stole Rs 25 lakh worth electronics. When we refused, they assaulted and confined us in a room without food or water. They released us at night and assured us that they would not harass us again. The next day, they asked us to testify once again and when we refused, we were assaulted and locked up and released at the end of the day. We then approached the Vakola police and filed a complaint," said Joshi, who has worked in the shop for the past four years.
The Vakola police have registered a case under section 342 (wrongful confinement) and 324 (causing grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code against Rao and Makins, who are currently absconding.
According to the police, the victims, Nitin Joshi and Shekhar Patil, who work at Mihaus Electronics inside the hotel, were on March 6 assaulted by the owner Navin Rao and the store's regional head Charu Makins after they refused to testify against the store manager Manoj Lokhande. According to Rao and Makins, Lokhande had committed fraud.
Joshi and Patil said that there were issues between Rao and Lokhande. "Rao wanted us to tell the police that Lokhande stole Rs 25 lakh worth electronics. When we refused, they assaulted and confined us in a room without food or water. They released us at night and assured us that they would not harass us again. The next day, they asked us to testify once again and when we refused, we were assaulted and locked up and released at the end of the day. We then approached the Vakola police and filed a complaint," said Joshi, who has worked in the shop for the past four years.
The Vakola police have registered a case under section 342 (wrongful confinement) and 324 (causing grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code against Rao and Makins, who are currently absconding.
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