A day after mid-day’s report about a restaurant’s staff thrashing a 26-year-old over an alleged unpaid bill, the Vartak Nagar police recorded the victim Sagar Nichal’s statement in the hospital on Thursday. They also called a witness for an additional statement. However, as there still has been no arrest in the matter, Nichal’s family has written to the Thane police chief requesting addition of section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC in the FIR. 

On December 18, Sagar and his friend Prathmesh Rajput were allegedly beaten up by Upvan’s Skyline Terrace owner Harsh Bhanushali, Shubham Lawand and two others. Nichal was beaten up so badly that his skull cracked. Doctors removed four pieces of his skull and replaced them with a titanium mesh. He is currently recovering in Thane’s Jupiter Hospital. Five days since the incident, the police haven’t arrested any of the accused.