‘Op Safed Sagar’ veteran assaulted over parking dispute in Gurugram; FIR filed

The victim, Amit Kumar Gupta, who was part of the IAF’s Operation Safed Sagar during the Kargil war, is presently undergoing treatment at a private hospital for multiple fractures

Published on: Sep 14, 2026, 11:09:59 IST

By Debashish Karmakar

Prefer HTon Google

Share via

Copy link

A retired group captain of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was brutally assaulted with an iron rod by a parking attendant of a business park in Gurugram’s Sector-65, police said, adding that the unidentified parking attendant was booked on Monday.

Gupta alleged that he went to at least four authorised parking lots of the business park but nowhere he was allowed to park his car. (Representative file photo)

The victim, Amit Kumar Gupta, who was part of the IAF’s Operation Safed Sagar during the Kargil war, is presently undergoing treatment at a private hospital for multiple fractures, police said.

Gupta has alleged in his complaint that he had gone to a restaurant for dinner at Magnum Global Park in Sector-65 September 10 when the incident took place.

“I had arrived there with my family for dinner. However, the parking attendants were not allowing me to park my car,” he alleged in his complaint.

Gupta alleged that he went to at least four authorised parking lots of the business park but nowhere he was allowed to park his car.

Also Read: Palghar assault on doctors: Eight absconding accused surrender before police

“It was at this time that one of the attendants tried to smash my car window by punching repeatedly. I got out of the car in an argument when he suddenly brought an iron rod from somewhere and hit me repeatedly with my left arm and head and fled,” he said.

Gupta alleged that he called his family and police control room for help; there was no immediate assistance.

Rambir Singh, station house officer of the Sector-65 police station, said that Gupta was made to drive to various parking locations within the building multiple times at the time of the incident.

“He was not allowed to park which resulted in an argument and the parking attendant of the building assaulted him,” he said.

Also Read: Zirakpur: Parking dispute triggers assault on advocate, father; 3 booked

Singh said that had initially submitted in writing that he will file a police complaint after recovering.

“It was on Sunday night when he finally submitted the complaint on the basis of which a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the unidentified parking attendant under various relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Monday morning,” he said.

Singh said that they have launched an investigation to ascertain the identity of the suspect and arrest him.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More

Get the latest India News, breaking headlines and real-time updates from across the country. Stay informed about politics, government policies, crime, weather major national developments and Karnataka Bandh LIVE.