Rajasthan minister's sons accused of assault

Two sons of a Rajasthan minister, along with others, allegedly abducted and thrashed a man in Alwar district, police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred last evening when Surendra Bhadana and Hitesh Bhadana, sons of General Administration Department (GAD) minister Hem Singh Bhadana, along with 10 others, allegedly abducted one Tej Singh Yadav and thrashed him, they said.

"Yadav was admitted to a local hospital for treatment. He said 12 persons, including Surendra and Hitesh, abducted and thrashed him," Vinod Samaria, SHO of the Shivaji park police station, said.

"Reasons behind the incident are not clear yet," he said, adding that the investigation is underway.

No arrest have been made so far, Samaria said.

The minister could not be approached for his comments.