India, Aug. 1 -- A 34-year-old Rohini court staffer and three of his friends were allegedly assaulted and injured in a violent road rage incident outside a food court in Dwarka Sector 10, police said on Thursday, adding that a group of seven to eight men attacked them with stones and beer bottles after an argument over honking.

The complainant, a court clerk, told police that the attack occurred around 3am after he and his friends arrived at the open-air food court in their car and honked in an attempt to get the attention of a restaurant staffer. Two vehicles - a black Mahindra Thar and a white BMW - were already parked there.

"One of the men standing near the Thar objected to the honking and began hurling abuses. Soon, others joined h...