New Delhi: A night out at an upscale club in central Delhi’s Connaught Place turned violent for a 23-year-old man and his cousin after they were allegedly assaulted and thrown out by bouncers.The alleged incident took place in the early hours of July 2. The complainant, a resident of west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar, told police he had gone to the club post-midnight on July 1 with his cousin, a 32-year-old woman. The two were at the venue until about 4am when the alleged incident occurred.According to the FIR, the altercation began after the visitor went to use the restroom and noticed that the flush was broken and water was spilling. A cleaner confronted him, accusing him of damaging the flush. “I told him it was already not working. I even shut off the flush myself,” the man said in his complaint.As the argument escalated, two bouncers allegedly arrived at the spot, grabbed the guest and forcibly pushed him out of the club. When he resisted and asked why he was being manhandled, they allegedly dragged him further away and began assaulting him with kicks and punches.The man’s cousin rushed to intervene, but she was allegedly beaten as well. “They threatened to kill me. Both of us were then thrown out of the hotel gate,” he alleged in his complaint.The man then dialled the police helpline 112, following which a PCR team arrived at the spot. The two cousins, who were found standing outside the hotel, were taken to a hospital for treatment. According to the FIR, their medical reports noted injuries “allegedly due to physical assault by unknown bouncers” at the club around 4.30am.The duo later approached Connaught Place police station and submitted a formal complaint. A case was registered under sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of BNS. Police said CCTV footage from the hotel premises is being examined to verify the sequence of events. The exact trigger for the assault remains under investigation.When contacted, there was no response from the club. The hotel, which owns the premises leased out to the club, told TOI, “The club is not affiliated with our hotel and operates entirely as an independent entity. It is rented out by the owning company of the hotel… Our concern lies with the safety of the club’s guests, and we are fully cooperating with the authorities during their investigation.”
