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15 bikers beat up war veteran in a fit of road rage
Published on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 01:33, Updated on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 01:49 in 
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Mumbai: The last thing 59-year-old Suresh Sharma, a former army brigadier, expected in retirement years was to be caught in hand-to-hand combat in his own neighbourhood.
But that's just what happened on Monday night when the Vir Chakra award winner was on his way back from a temple in the area.
A group of 15 allegedly drunk, bike-riding youths dangeroursly over took his car and when the brigadier's wife rolled down the window to chide them about their driving, the boys reacted by abusing her.
They then stopped their bikes in front of the car and the result was a scuffle which left the brigadier bruised and bandaged.
"One of the boys snatched my key, opened my side of the door and another boxed my left eye. I tried to fight them off, but they were too many of them," says he.
The police claim to have made some headway in the case though.
Says Assistant Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, Vijay Surya, "Five of fthe people have been detained and we will find out who else was involved."
However, the residents at Defence Enclave, Jal Vayu Vihar in Navi Mumbai are not satisfied and are now contemplating setting up an action comittee of their own.
Says Brigadier Sharma's wofe, Geeta Sharma, "These incidents are happening too regularly and we are setting up a committee that will put pressure on the administration and the police to take swift action."
So until the police act to bring all the culprits to book, Brigadier Sharma, a war veteran, will have to live with not just the scars of the wounds sustained on Monday night, but also with the painful knowledge that it wasn't the enemy, but some ungrateful boys who brought him to this state.
(With inputs from Moiuddin Jeddy in Navi Mumbai)
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This is very pathetic...really totally scattered. The least expected from Mumbaikars.
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A non Bailable warrant has to issued and to be sent to jail minimum of 5yrs on such hassle been
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How will the general public react if the residents of the colony, where the Brig. stays, were to catch hold
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Follow the following steps;
1)Traffic education, should include tests which checks psychology, produce drivers which do not only know how to
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India is Shining/is in speed development phase/is the next super power...etc. but why cant we have a govt. which follow
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