Mohali, Feb. 23 -- Police have registered a case against five to six unidentified men for allegedly luring a 23-year-old tattoo artist to Sector 91 on the pretext of a home-service appointment and assaulting him with an iron rod on Thursday.

The victim, Shobhit, a resident of Chandigarh, told police that he works at a tattoo studio near Patiala Chowk in Zirakpur. Around 1 pm to 1.30 pm, he received a call from a man who asked him to come to a flat in Sector 91 for a tattoo instead of visiting his shop.

Shobhit informed the caller that he would charge extra for a home visit, to which the caller agreed. An Activa scooter was arranged to pick him up. He told police that he usually charges between Rs.2,000 and Rs.2,500 for such services.

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