HP: Solan police files FIR after youth brutally beaten near Parwanoo-Kasauli Chowk

Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Solan Police have registered a case after a youth was allegedly brutally assaulted by a group of men near the Parwanoo-Kasauli Chowk in Solan district on Wednesday.
According to police, a complaint was lodged on January 8, 2026, by Panku, a resident of Taksal, Parwanoo. In his statement, the complainant said that on January 7, he and his associate, Ishan, travelled from Kalka to Eicher Gate in a vehicle after dropping off passengers. Later, they stopped at a shop in front of the Parwanoo-Kasauli Chowk mall to collect a mobile phone.
"As they were proceeding towards Kasauli Chowk, two youths identified as Pinky and Nikhil Chaurasia, accompanied by other boys, allegedly intercepted them and assaulted Ishan, causing injuries," Solan Police explained.
According to the police, the victim has been shifted to the PGI hospital in Chandigarh.
Police have registered an FIR under BNS Sections 126(2) (Wrongful Restraint), 115(2) (Abetment of Hurt/Causing Hurt), 191(2) & 191(3) (Rioting with Weapons/Violence), and 190 (Unlawful Assembly Liability) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
"Further investigation is in progress, and necessary action will be taken as per law," an official of Solan Police added.
Earlier, a shocking incident of brutality had also surfaced from Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area, where a group of men allegedly assaulted a father and his son in public, stripped them, and beat them mercilessly as bystanders watched.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, triggering outrage and raising serious questions about law and order.
According to the victims' family, the incident took place on January 2, around 3-3:30 pm, outside their own property. Rita Garg, the mother of the assaulted youth, said the violence erupted when her family was standing outside their house. (ANI)