Indore, April 18 -- In a shocking incident fuelled by old enmity, a 33-year-old taxi driver, Devendra Lodhi, was allegedly kidnapped, held hostage, and brutally assaulted by four youths near Aakriti Eco City. The motive behind the attack was reportedly Lodhi's refusal to assist in liquor smuggling, as per the victim's complaint.
The incident occurred when Lodhi, a resident of Rohit Nagar Phase-2, was walking home. He was intercepted by Tarun Parche-with whom he shares a history of conflict-and three of his accomplices. According to Lodhi, the group verbally abused, physically assaulted, and forcibly took him on a motorcycle to a room in Panchsheel Nagar.
Once there, Lodhi alleges the group pressured him to support their liquor smuggling a...