Overview
- About 20–25 masked men armed with swords, sticks and bats stormed the Magic Spot Cafe in Misrod on November 18, smashing furniture and glass in under two minutes as customers fled.
- CCTV footage of the raid has gone viral and was seized as key evidence, and the cafe operator filed an FIR naming five suspects alongside unidentified accomplices.
- Police say the assailants did not attempt robbery and are probing a retaliation angle linked to an earlier altercation involving the owner's brother.
- Officers said five students from a private university have been arrested, with additional suspects detained for questioning as multi-station teams pursue leads.
- Reports on injuries conflict, though police said a staffer sustained a sword wound and a customer was hurt, while some earlier accounts noted no injuries.