Jaipur: A cafe owner was brutally attacked by unidentified assailants in the Vaishali Nagar area of Jaipur late on November 5, and police registered an FIR in the case on Sunday afternoon following a complaint by the victim's family. A video of the incident surfaced on Sunday, and police are searching for the attackers with the help of CCTV footage.

Source: The Times of India via Visit in Jaipur (Nov 8)

Station House Officer (Vaishali Nagar) Arvind Singh Shekhawat said the victim, Mayank Gopalia (34), a resident of Vaishali Nagar, runs Oven The Bakery Cafe on Vaishali Marg. On November 5 at around 9.45 pm, Mayank was walking home after closing his cafe when assailants who were waiting a short distance away approached him from behind and attacked him with sticks.

Source: Daily Jagran, citing NDTV (Nov 8)

After being hit on the head, Mayank fell to the ground and the attackers continued beating him before fleeing on motorcycles and scooters parked nearby, believing him to be dead, according to the reports. Passers-by found him lying in a pool of blood and rushed him to hospital, where he underwent surgery on his head because of the severity of his injuries. He was unconscious, and police gathered details from his family members and cafe employees at the hospital.

CCTV footage from the area showed the attackers, who had arrived on motorcycles and scooters, waiting near a turn in the lane, and attacking Mayank as soon as he entered the lane.

What police suspect — an allegation under investigation

A preliminary police investigation found that Mayank had an altercation with a female employee at the cafe on the afternoon of November 5. According to police, a friend of the woman visited her frequently at the cafe, Mayank objected to the visit that day, and the man allegedly threatened to kill him before leaving. Police say they suspect the involvement of the woman employee's friend in the attack. This is a police suspicion at this stage, not an established finding, and no arrest had been reported at the time of the latest update.

The SHO said Mayank was not in a condition to record his statement until Saturday night. An FIR was registered on Sunday afternoon, and efforts are under way to identify and arrest the assailants.