Woman booked for thrashing elderly man at Crossings Republik high-rise

The police said the incident took place around 10.15pm on Tuesday and several residents of the high-rise have captured videos of the alleged attack. The police identified the victim man was identified as Roop Narayan Mehra while the suspect woman was identified by her single name as Simran, a resident of the same high-rise.

“The woman beat up the elderly man and he suffered injuries. The video of the incident was made by residents. We will take strict action and have booked the woman under Indian Penal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult) and a non-cognisable report has been filed. The man was taken for medical examination,” said Vivek Chandra Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (rural).

“We will soon file a charge-sheet in the case. The videos have come to our knowledge,” the DCP added.