Men attack Jalandhar hotel owner, his staff with sharp weapons video

A group of five to six men attacked a hotel owner and his staff with sharp weapons in Punjab’s Jalandhar on Thursday night.

The entire incident was captured by a CCTV camera installed outside the hotel. The clip showed that owner Varun Sharma was standing outside his hotel when a man wearing a black tracksuit swung a sharp weapon and hit him in the arm. Sharma tried to evade his blows and ran inside while the hotel staff tried to overcome the attacker.

Seconds later, four to five men followed the first attacker and started assaulting the hotel staff with metal weapons that looked like swords or steel rods.

One of Varun Sharma’s staff ran to safety while another came under heavy attack. After a few blows on the hotel employee, the assailants fled the spot.

Speaking about the incident, hotel owner Varun Sharma said that a few days ago, he had an argument with a young man over some issue. After that, he gave him repetitious phone calls. “He kept threatening me over the phone for about a week,” Sharma alleged.

Following Thursday’s incident, Varun Sharma informed the police, who reached the scene and launched an investigation. The hotel owner also handed over the CCTV footage to the police, who are trying to ascertain the identity of the attackers.

Further investigation into the matter is underway, police said.