When a group of eleven bikers in Gurugram were forced to halt by allegedly intoxicated individuals who beat them up and destroyed their luxury bikes, which cost between Rs 10 and Rs 25 lakh, what could have been a fun breakfast ride turned into a nightmare.
“They used an iron bat to strike me. “My helmet saved my life,” Hardik Sharma, who suffered severe injuries in the incident, told a news agency. He claimed to have been “threatened with a knife” as well. “They also said that they will shoot me if I shoot their videos,” he stated. On social media, the incident’s videos have gone viral. Mr. Sharma also explained how he used artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to track out the accused on Instagram.
He recounted the circumstances leading up to the attack, insisting that he and his party were attacked without any provocation. “We were going to Panchgaon in Manesar from Ambience Mall for breakfast when a black Scorpio tried to disbalance us near Dwarka Expressway by swerving their vehicle. We stopped on the side to let them pass. But they stopped their SUV in front of us. They were drunk and had glasses in their hands,” Mr Sharma said. “They got out of the vehicle and started hitting one of my friends. When we intervened, they started damaging our bikes. Meanwhile, some of my friends fled the scene to avoid damage to the bikes, as they are very expensive. Each bike costs around Rs 20 to Rs 25 lakh,” he added.
Mr. Sharma claimed that he could have prevented severe injuries, but when he returned to assist one of his companions, he was attacked once more. “I also left, but a friend was left behind. So, I stopped my bike and went back on foot to save him. But by the time I could reach him, he had left, and one of the drunk men took my bike. They started damaging it. They hit me with an iron bat. I survived because of my helmet. They kicked me, hit my hand with the bat,” he said. They left after warning him not to shoot their videos. “They said, ‘We will shoot you if you shoot our videos'”.
Additionally, he claimed that registering the First Information Report against the men took him twelve hours. “I had to go to several police stations as they were telling me that the area doesn’t fall under their jurisdiction. The whole process was going on from 8 am and completed at 8 pm. Then the FIR was lodged.”
Hardik Sharma claimed that he used AI algorithms to identify his attackers before the police did. “We use some paid AIs on which if you upload photos or videos, it can lead you to the social media of the person in them if they have a public profile. So, we found them on Instagram and we also gave the police the details. We showed them the media of the gym where they worked out,” he said. But even after all of this, there have been no arrests, he rued. “I don’t even know why they started hitting us. They didn’t say anything, just started attacking us. I also want them to pay for the damage to my bike. It’s a very expensive bike. It costs Rs 11 lakh. They damaged the bike and damaged the accessories worth Rs 3 to 4 lakh that I installed. The damage rounds up to around Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh,” he said.
The police have stated that they are working to apprehend the offenders after identifying them from CCTV footage.
