Mohali, April 2 -- An old dispute over water splashing on a neighbour's scooter turned violent in Lohgarh, Zirakpur, on Saturday night when a group of men attacked a taxi driver and his family.

Complainant Manoj Kumar, a taxi driver, told police that his neighbour Sukhdev Singh and his wife, Suman, instigated the assault. Manoj said they had a past dispute with the couple after Sukhdev accidentally splashed water on his father's Honda Activa scooter while washing his car.

On Saturday evening, Sukhdev was arguing with another neighbour, Raj Kumar. Manoj said he intervened and pacified the situation.

Later, around 10.15 pm, Suman allegedly signalled toward his and Raj Kumar's houses, directing 6-7 men waiting in a white car, bearing numb...