Ahmedabad, May 14: A 20-year-old youth and two others suffered grievous injuries in a brawl after his minor cousin allegedly sent a text message to the wrong number. The alleged incident occurred on Saturday, May 11, when the minor boy mistakenly texted a wrong number. This led to a brawl on the Ahmedabad-Mahemdavad highway in which the minor's boy’s cousin and two others were injured.

According to a report in the Times of India, the alleged incident came to light when Dharmik Saniya, a resident of Daskroi’s Badodara village, approached the police and lodged a complaint. In his complaint, Saniya said that his 16-year-old male cousin was trying to reach out to his female classmate to find out her Class 10 results. However, he ended up sending a text to an unknown woman. Ahmedabad Shocker: Man Stabs Wife in Neck on Suspicion of Having Extra-Marital Relations in Delhi Darwaza Area, Arrested.

Minor Boy Texts Woman Instead of Classmate

After this, the woman's husband, Kanu Bharwad, allegedly led the assault outside Saniya's restaurant. Bharward is a resident of Barejadi. An official from Vivekanandnagar police said that the minor boy sent the text message to Kanu's wife. After this, the woman called back the number to which the boy thought that his classmate was joking with him. He told the woman that it was her that he wanted to talk to.

Following this, the woman gave the phone to her husband, who asked the boy to share his location. The scared boy told Kanu he was at his cousin’s restaurant on the highway. In his complaint, Dharmik told cops that his cousin's text was mistakenly sent to the wrong number. He also stated that Kanu threatened the minor boy with dire consequences on the phone. Ahmedabad Shocker: Boss Thrashes Employee for Taking a Day’s Leave From Office, Complaint Registered.

Wrong Text Leads to Brawl in Ahmedabad

After the boy informed his cousin about the threats, Dharmik rushed to his restaurant. Police officials said Kanu and his aide arrived at the restaurant and questioned Dharmik. Kanu even went on to abuse and assault Dharmark after the latter issued a clarification. Later, six to eight men arrived with sticks and started assaulting Dharmik. His father and another cousin were also beaten up for intervening. The three were rescued and rushed to the hospital by locals.

Meanwhile, the police have booked Kanu and the other accused for assaulting Dharmik and two others.

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