NAGPUR: A 30-year-old mobile shop owner was allegedly abused, assaulted and threatened with death by a man and his three accomplices following a dispute over mobile phone financing outside his shop in Sitabuldi on Monday night.

According to the police, the complainant, Amit Vijay Sony, operates a shop named ‘Shree Mobile’ near Modi No. 3 in Sitabuldi. One of his friends wanted to purchase a mobile phone on finance, following which Ishan Sayyed, associated with IDFC Finance, visited the shop to facilitate the financing process.

However, an argument broke out between Sony and Sayyed over the financing process. Following the dispute, Sayyed initially left the shop.

Later, when Sony was sitting on his two-wheeler outside his establishment, Sayyed returned with three accomplices. The group allegedly hurled obscene abuses at him and assaulted him with fists and blows. They also threatened to kill him.

When Sony tried to catch hold of Sayyed, he suspected that the latter was carrying a knife tucked into his waist. Meanwhile, employees from the mobile shop and some acquaintances rushed to Sony’s aid, forcing Sayyed and his three accomplices to flee on their vehicle.

Based on Sony’s complaint, Sitabuldi police registered a case against Sayyed and his three unidentified accomplices under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 351(2), 351(3), 115(2), 131, 296 and 3(5).

Further investigation is underway.