Mohali, Nov. 6 -- A private university student and his friend were allegedly assaulted by a group of eight to nine unidentified men, who snatched a gold chain from the student's neck near Manakpur village, Kharar on Tuesday night. The complainant, Mudasir Ahmad, a native of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, told police that he and his friend, Ramesh Kumar, were looking for accommodation when the incident took place around 11.45 pm on November 3. According to his complaint, the two were travelling in a vehicle near Manakpur when the group stopped them. The accused allegedly pulled them out of the vehicle and assaulted them with kicksand punches while hurling abuses. During the assault, the men allegedly took a gold chain from around Ahmad'sneck. The two raised an alarm, following which residents and passersby gathered at the spot. The accused then fled, the complainant told police. Ahmad approached the police and sought action against the unidentified men. Police registered a case on Wednesday under Sections 115(2), 304, 126(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating tovoluntarily causing hurt, snatching, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation andacts committed by severalpersons with common intention. Further investigation is underway....