'They were drunk, started abusing us': Punches, kicks rain down on IAF jawan, his father in UP's Bulandshahr

BULANDSHAHR: An Indian Air Force (IAF) jawan and his father have alleged that they were assaulted by members of a wedding procession near Amargarh village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district.The incident occurred on February 19. According to a complaint filed with police, the incident took place at around 5.00pm on the Amargarh–Jahangirabad road when the two were returning home after attending a family function. “The applicant, Jitendra Singh, son of late Raj Singh, resident of village Khandoi, Police Station Narsena, District Bulandshahr, respectfully submits that on 19.02.2026, after attending his cousin brother’s engagement ceremony, he was returning from his village Khandoi to his residence at New Pushta Bazaar, Jahangirabad, along with his son Pratham,” the complaint states. They allegedly encountered a wedding procession led by Akash Sharma, a resident of Amargarh, which was moving along the same route with a DJ. Several relatives and others were accompanying the procession. “They were intoxicated and dancing in the middle of the road holding liquor bottles. When we honked the car to pass, they began abusing us,” the complaint alleges. The situation escalated after the complainant objected to the alleged abuse. “When the applicant objected to the abuse, Ashok Sharma and Akash Sharma attacked with iron/steel rods, and Dharmendra, Sachin, Saurabh, Vishal and Vivek assaulted the applicant and his son with sticks (dandas) with the intention to kill.” The complainant has alleged that both he and his son sustained serious injuries in the attack and that he briefly lost consciousness. “As a result, both the applicant and his son sustained serious injuries. Due to the injuries, the applicant fell unconscious on the road. During the assault, the applicant’s and his son’s wristwatch and gold chain broke and fell somewhere.” The complaint further states that local residents gathered at the scene, after which the alleged attackers fled while issuing threats. “Many people gathered at the spot during the incident, and upon seeing them, the accused fled while threatening to kill us.” Jitendra Singh describes himself as a government school teacher and says his son serves in the Indian Air Force.