Video: Jaipur cafe owner beaten after objecting to employee's friend's frequent visits

A cafe owner named Mayank Gopalia was attacked by unidentified assailants in JaipurJAIPUR: A cafe owner was brutally attacked by unidentified assailants in the Vaishali Nagar area of Jaipur late on November 5.The attackers, who arrived on motorcycles and scooters, allegedly ambushed him as he was walking home after closing his cafe. They repeatedly assaulted him with sticks, leaving him critically injured before fleeing the spot.A video of the incident surfaced on Sunday. Police have registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim’s family and are searching for the attackers with the help of CCTV footage.Police suspect the involvement of a friend of a woman employee who works at the cafe. The man reportedly visited the cafe frequently, which the owner had objected to. Following this, the woman’s friend allegedly threatened to kill the cafe owner.SHO (Vaishali Nagar) Arvind Singh Shekhawat said that Mayank Gopalia (34), a resident of Vaishali Nagar, was attacked. He runs Oven The Bakery Cafe on Vaishali Marg.On November 5, at around 9.45 pm, Mayank was walking home after closing his cafe when the assailants, who were waiting a short distance away, approached him from behind and attacked him with sticks.After being hit on the head, Mayank fell to the ground. The attackers continued beating him. Believing him to be dead, they fled the spot along with their accomplices, who were waiting on motorcycles and scooters.Passers-by spotted Mayank lying in a pool of blood and rushed him to hospital. Due to the severity of his injuries, he had to undergo surgery on his head.After receiving information, Vaishali Nagar police reached the hospital and gathered details about the attackers from Mayank’s family members and cafe employees, as he was unconscious.An examination of CCTV footage from the area revealed that the attackers, who had arrived on motorcycles and scooters, were waiting near a turn in the lane. As soon as Mayank entered the lane, they attacked him with sticks, leaving him critically injured before fleeing.A preliminary police investigation revealed that Mayank had an altercation with a female employee at the cafe on the afternoon of November 5. A friend of the woman reportedly visited her frequently at the cafe. On the day of the incident, Mayank objected to his visit. The man allegedly threatened to kill him before leaving.The SHO said Mayank was not in a condition to record his statement until Saturday night. An FIR was registered on Sunday afternoon following a complaint by his family. Efforts are underway to identify and arrest the assailants.