Assault over honking claims man's life, son injured in Maharashtra

The incident took place at Sapatne village in Madha tehsil of Solapur district on Tuesday.

Assault over honking claims man's life, son injured in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Honking took a bloody turn at a village in Maharashtra when a 21-year old and his father were attacked by three persons who took objection to the youth's honking while riding a motorcycle.

The incident took place at Sapatne village in Madha tehsil of Solapur district on Tuesday, local police said.

The trio, who objected to honking by the youth who was riding a motorcycle, beat him up, and when the youth's father, Gautam Ohol, tried to intervene, he was also attacked, police said.

Ohol and his son were rushed to a hospital in Solapur, where Ohol succumbed to his injuries today, police said.

One person has been taken into custody in connection with the incident, police said.

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