MEERUT, Feb. 23 -- An Indian Air Force personnel and his father were allegedly thrashed by members of a wedding procession following an argument over honking while seeking passage in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district's Jahangirabad area, leading to cross-complaints, police said on Monday.

According to officials, the incident occurred on February 19 when Jitendra Singh, a government school teacher, and his son Pratham Singh, who serves in the Indian Air Force, were travelling by car through Amargarh town. Their vehicle encountered a wedding procession blocking the route, triggering a dispute over passage.

Police said members of the wedding procession asked the duo to take an alternate route. The exchange soon turned into a heated argu...