Pune: A violent incident occurred on Pune-Satara Road when a group of individuals assaulted the security guard and cashier at a bar after a dispute over a matchbox.

The assailants smashed a bottle over the cashier’s head. The Sahakarnagar Police have filed a case against four suspects in this matter.

The accused have been identified as Prafulla Ransing, Ranjit alias Pitambar Ghodeke (25), Krishna Sapkal (26), and Gajanan Asalkar (26). The complaint was filed by Arvind Lajjiram Yadav (19, resident of Madhushala Bar, Chaitanya Nagar, Satara Road, Dhanakawadi), who works as a security guard at the bar.

According to Yadav, the incident took place around 2:30 AM on Sunday when the bar was closing. Accused Ransing entered through the back door of the bar and asked the cashier, Lelin, for a matchbox. After receiving the matchbox, Ransing was asked to leave the bar.

Angered by being asked to leave, Ransing called his accomplices Ghodeke, Sapkal, and Asalkar. The group then assaulted Lelin by smashing a beer bottle over his head and throwing a chair at him.

Security guard Yadav intervened to resolve the conflict but was also beaten by the attackers. The police are searching for the fleeing suspects, and Police Sub-Inspector Pothre is investigating the case.