Overview

• The case was registered at Panjagutta Police Station after a student reported being beaten during a Dandiya programme at The Park Hotel in Hyderabad.
• Police said two suspects were taken into custody and asserted the assault was not over the student’s community, citing a claim the suspects believed he had misbehaved with women, which the official also said did not actually occur.
• The FIR filed by the complainant, identified as Nehan Ali Khan, states he was asked his name while playing and was assaulted immediately after, naming several alleged assailants including Laxman, Deepak, Bharath and Chandra Kanth.
• Reports differ on the incident date, with agency copy citing September 29 as per police and other accounts referencing August 29, as the investigation continues under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Social-media posts alleging Bajrang Dal involvement and claims of on-site screening circulated widely, though these assertions were not confirmed in the police account, which remains the primary official version.