India, Aug. 25 -- A complaint by a woman about a former colleague allegedly speaking against her triggered a late-night confrontation that ended with an 18-year-old man being dragged into a car, beaten and taken to a park, where he was allegedly assaulted again, police said on Monday. Five men, aged between 19 and 23, have been apprehended in connection with the incident in north Delhi's Kamla Nagar and Gulabi Bagh areas, they said. The incident took place around 11 pm on Sunday when Vishesh was sitting with his childhood friend Deepak near a shop in Kamla Nagar. The accused arrived in a Maruti Ertiga car, allegedly assaulted Vishesh and forcibly dragged him into the vehicle, police said. Also Read - AAP accuses BJP of failing city amid widespread waterlogging Advertisement "A PCR call regarding the abduction was received at Roop Nagar police station, following which a team rushed to the spot and alerted police personnel deployed on patrol and picket duty," a senior police officer said. The police traced the victim's location to Gulabi Bagh and rushed there. The team heard cries and shouting from a park and found Vishesh with the five accused, police said. All five were apprehended within two hours of the PCR call. "The accused have been identified as Shubham (19), Swayam Shah (21), Tanmay (20), Rishi (23), and Dhruv (23). Police seized the Ertiga allegedly used in the crime. The vehicle is registered in the name of Swayam's mother," the officer said. According to the police, the victim suffered serious injuries, including a head injury. Police said the assault stemmed from a woman's complaint that Vishesh, her former colleague, had spoken inappropriately about her. Shubham and Swayam allegedly confronted Vishesh in Kamla Nagar, where they, along with Dhruv, Tanmay and Rishi, assaulted him. The accused then allegedly abducted him, assaulted him with sticks and took him to Gulabi Bagh park.
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