The FIR, filed at Baruipur police station by Aparash Bhattacharya and his daughter Aditi Bhattacharya, alleged that house owner Gautam Pal beat them up and tried to outrage the modesty of Aditi last Sunday for alleged non-payment of money as part of a written agreement to purchase the house, the police said.
They alleged that Pal was accompanied by his wife Madhumita Pal and members of a local club "Bhai Bhai Sangha".
The additional SP (rural, Kankar Prasad Barui, said that in a complaint, made before the Bhattacharyas did, Pal and his wife alleged that the Bhattacharyas took possession of the house illegally without paying Rs two lakh per week as agreed upon, except once.
The price of the house was fixed at Rs 40 lakh.
They said when they approached the scientist and his family to request them to meet the contractual obligations or else register the house, they were assaulted, preceded by a quarrel, according to Barui.
Barui pointed out that though the incident occurred on Sunday, the Bhattacharyas did not make any complaint with the police and made it only after the Pal and his wife did. PTI CORR MD
