A businessman was badly beaten up by some local youth for protesting against the consumption of alcohol in public.
The incident occurred at Baluchar area of Malda on Monday night. On the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim's family members, police have started an investigation. They are yet to arrest the accused who had attacked the victim.
Local people said that the victim Bapi Das, a resident of Baluchar area found that some youth were consuming alcohol near his house late Monday morning. The accused were creating a ruckus while boozing. Das stepped out of his house and went to the youth and requested them not to shout as it was causing inconveniences to the local residents. The youth became infuriated by his protest and started abusing the businessman.
As Das protested against the incident, the drunk youth started beating him up. He was punched and kicked. They also hit him on his face as a result of which the victim received severe injuries on various parts of his body. After receiving several blows, the victim fell on the ground and lost consciousness.
After seeing the incident, his family members rushed to the spot. They took the victim to Malda Medical College and Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment with critical injuries.
Police, however, claimed that the miscreants were acquainted with the victim. They went to his house on Monday night and
took the businessman to a nearby area.
They later attacked the victim with a stick. The victim received severe injuries on his head. After hearing about the incident, some of the local residents informed the matter to the family members of Das. Police said that the accused were five in number.