Panchal said that Patel was travelling in a BMW 7 series car, while other two vehicles in his cavalcade had police officials.
A 50-year-old businessman from Nalasopara has alleged that he was assaulted by BJP MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel, for overtaking his cavalcade on the Mumbai-Ahmadabad Highway on late Friday night. The alleged victim, Girish Panchal, was travelling along with family in his SUV to attend a wedding ceremony in Gujarat when the incident occurred.
According to Panchal, he was driving in normal speed when at around 10.30 pm three cars belonging to the entourage of Patel stopped him near Kasa on the Mumbai-Ahmadabad Highway. "When they started slapping me, my wife Hansa, 42, son Rahul, 20, and daughter Neha, 15, tried to stop them, following which they too were assaulted. They also smashed the car's windshield," he said.
Panchal said that Patel was travelling in a BMW 7 series car, while other two vehicles in his cavalcade had police officials. "BMW sported a red beacon, which made me take note of the vehicle number and identify that it was Patel's," he said adding that "it was for sure that they, including the MP, were all drunk".
"I didn't mean any mischief, and didn't break any rules in overtaking those vehicles. But soon the two escort vehicles stopped me and the security personnel came rushing to me. They started smashing my vehicle windows and windshield when the MP, Natubhai Patel, himself stepped out and slapped me," said Panchal.
"Since my wife and kids too were assaulted, I was left with no other option but to file a complaint with Kasa police, following which medical examinations were conducted and our statements were taken," he said.
"We were shocked when the police personnel vandalised our vehicle and we started calling out for help. Soon a crowd gathered there, but it didn't make them stop attacking us, said Rahul, son of complainant.
"We have registered a case under section 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 427 (mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code against the driver of the vehicle and are investigating further," said Ravindra Magar, in-charge of Kasa police station.
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