CCTV FOOTAGE OF NOIDA PUB BRAWL CASE GOES VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
NOIDA: Following the death of a man during a brawl in a pub in Gardens Galleria mall in Noida last week, CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced on social media. The footage, which was captured on April 25, shows the victim, Brijesh Rai, in an altercation with several of the pub staff and the mall’s security staff outside the Lost Lemons pub.
Employees of a private firm had visited the pub and argued with the staff over the bill amount. The group was later allegedly assaulted by the pub staff and the mall’s security staff and Brijesh succumbed to his injuries. An FIR was lodged against nine persons at the Sector 39 police station on charges of murder. So far, eight have been arrested.
The Noida police had arrested the eighth suspect, one of the mall’s security staff, on Saturday. “The eighth suspect has been identified as Rohit Tanwar, a resident of Khoda. He was employed with the Gardens Galleria mall as a security personnel,” additional deputy commissioner of police (Noida) Ranvijay Singh said.
In the video, which HT has seen, Brijesh and his friends are seen coming out of the pub and arguing with the staffers over the bill. At first, he is seen listening to the argument. Moments later, he is seen capturing the scene – as made clear from the flashing lights of his phone camera. Then he is cornered by the staffers as he tries to push them back, however, he is punched by one of them. The video also shows that one of the staff members tried to snatch his phone away. He is then seen falling on the ground and his colleagues gather around him.