Pune Couple Kicked, Punched; Their Car Vandalised By Drunk Bikers In Road Rage Case

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22-04-2025

A couple in Pune was assaulted by a group of drunk bikers following an altercation on the road. The husband sustained serious injuries and was hospitalised, while the woman was also physically attacked.
In a road rage case from Maharashtra's Pune, a couple was allegedly assaulted by a group of drunk men riding two-wheelers. The incident happened on April 18.
In an Instagram post, the woman, who identified herself as Ketaki Bhujbal, alleged that two men, riding a two-wheeler under the influence of alcohol, were not allowing anyone to pass.
As they honked them, the men allegedly stopped by and confronted the couple. As the two parties got involved in a heated exchange, the bikers allegedly first attacked the woman's husband, Amal, and then attacked their car with stones.
The woman also alleged four more men joined the rage and held his husband, while two others continued to hit him.
Later, the riders also allegedly thrashed the woman, kicked her in the stomach and hit her in the face.
The couple later approached the police and submitted a First Information Report (FIR) against those accused.
Three of those accused in the case were arrested, and further investigations were underway.
A video of the road rage, being widely shared on social media, showed a group of men assaulting a person in the driver's seat and trying to stop the car as it sped away.
The windows of the car could be seen shattered with pieces of glass and some stones lying nearby.
WHAT THE COUPLE ALLEGED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
'On 18th April 2025, around 11 pm, my husband and I were coming back home from Mukund Nagar after having dinner with our friend and her family. On our way at Pashan circle, we saw 2 drunk men on an Activa bike riding in between and not letting us pass. That's when Amal honked, this man who was riding the bike started banging on our window asking why did you honk. And blocked us for next 20 meters that's when we stopped the car on the side and asked him what is the problem," the woman wrote in a lengthy Instagram post.
'This man became extremely aggressive and started hitting Amal. Seeing this I also got out of the car. Suddenly out of nowhere 4 more people came, and everyone started beating Amal. 4 people were holding him and 2 of them were hitting," she alleged.
'They used big stones to hit him and even sticks. When I tried to help Amal escape one boy from this kicked me in my stomach and hit me on my face. They got so aggressive that they threw big stones and broke all the glasses and lights and our car is in a big mess now. We somehow managed to escape this situation during which they scratched amals ear and broke his nose, and threw stones inside the car which hit us both," her post read.
'(We got a small video someone shot while we were escaping shows how aggressive and dangerous this situation became.) We directly went to my brother who took us both to Chaturshrungi police station where we launched a FIR against these people and got Amal admitted in ICU at Sai Shree hospital in Aundh."
'Amal has a nasal fracture and few more injuries and I have a stomach swelling sonography report. I am Ketaki Bhujbal, born and bought up in this area. Everyone knows me as 'wadit li porgi' who was so bindaas and proud of our city our area our country is even scared to step out of the house to go to work and checking the doors at home 100 times and traumatised with this horrifying incident," she wrote.
'Worst part is that people on the road stopped and took videos from their vehicles. They saw this as an entertainment I guess but none of them came and helped. What is wrong with humanity ? Who is safe and where ?They could so easily hit a lady. Who are these people? Why is this so common in our country ?" her post read.
Location :
New Delhi, India, India
First Published:
April 22, 2025, 11:25 IST
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