Chandigarh: A chopper used to settle a dispute between mechanics over soliciting customers injured an intervening bystander at the Sector 21 motor market on Saturday.Abhinav Talwar, who runs a showroom in the market with his father, has claimed in his police complaint that the disagreement began earlier in the day when a local mechanic, Naushad, and his workers allegedly approached customers outside Talwar’s business.Talwar claimed that Naushad had abused him and his father during the argument. Fellow shopkeepers notified the beat police of the initial dispute and brokered a truce between the two parties.However, around 8pm, a man associated with Naushad slapped Talwar while he stood outside his showroom, as written in the complaint. The assailant then retrieved a chopper from his car and tried to attack Talwar.Bystanders intervened, subdued the suspect, and handed him over to responding officers from the Sector 19 police station. One person was injured while attempting to disarm the attacker.Shopkeepers expressed anger over the incident, stating that their intervention had prevented further violence. Talwar provided the investigators with CCTV footage of the assault.Police recorded statements from both parties and are verifying the sequence of events. Both sides have filed complaints at the Sector 19 police station, and officials said further legal action will depend on the findings of the inquiry.
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