Mohali, May 17 -- A property dealer and his associates were assaulted with rods and a sharp-edged weapon by a group led by a woman who allegedly demanded money to allow construction work at a housing project in Zirakpur.

According to the victim Rajesh Goyal, the incident took place around 11am on Thursday at Royal City Garden Villa colony on Nangla Road, where he and his brother had been constructing flats for the past two years.

Goyal told police that he, along with his brother Tejinder and associates Jai Kumar and Bhagwan Das, was present at the construction site when the accused allegedly arrived and started abusing them. The complainant alleged that Amandeep Kaur and Rahul demanded money and threatened to stop the construction work ...