Thane: Hotel Owner Attacked With Knife For Refusing To Re-Open Bar And Serve Beer

Dombivli, 10th March 2023: As soon as a 56-year-old hotel owner replied to a customer and his three accomplices, “I can’t serve you a beer now as the hotel and bar are closed,” a gang of four stabbed and tried to kill him on Friday.

The incident took place in front of Satyam Dry Fruit Shop near Yashwant Smruti Building in Tilak Chowk in Dombivli East at 12:30 PM. Hotel owner Sudhakar Madhukar Shetty is seriously injured due to the knife attack. The attack was carried out by Siddharth Balaji Bhalerao and his three accomplices. Shetty has filed a complaint against him at Ramnagar police station.

Police said hotel owner Shetty was walking home after closing the hotel and bar on Friday night. At that time, the accused and his three accomplices came there. Siddharth demanded beer bottles from Shetty. Shetty was about to continue his walk home after denying the request, saying the bar was closed. Accused Siddharth went behind and grabbed Shetty’s neck and started beating him. Shetty was hit on the head with a metal rod in his hand, saying that he sees how you are not serving beer.

At this time, three other companions of Siddharth also started beating Shetty. The accused were beating Shetty intending to kill him. In this fight, Siddharth tried to forcefully open the beer bar. Shetty opposed it. Siddharth pulled out a nearby knife and stabbed Shetty in the head with a sharp knife saying, “I will kill you now.” After seriously injuring Shetty, the accused fled. The Hotel Owners Association condemned the attack and demanded the arrest of the accused.