<p>A man, who placed an order for four pairs of custom-made trousers with a Raymond store under the impression that he would soon be in style, ended up being allegedly assaulted by the outlet’s politician owner. </p>.<p>Harish, 28 (name changed), said that the problem began when he placed a Rs 5,000 order for the trousers with the Raymond store in RR Nagar last month.</p>.<p>But the order resulted in wholesale drama and violence, according to a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) filed with police. </p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Harish said that three of the four trousers were woefully substandard, with wrong waist sizes and non-existent stitching.</p>.<p>When he demanded a refund, the staff declined, stating that they would instead alter the trousers and return them to him. </p>.<p>Angered, Harish filed a complaint of fraud with RR Nagar police and later returned to the store with an assistant sub-inspector of police. The store manager allegedly promised to remeasure Harish for a new fitting. </p>.<p>The problem began, however, when Harish revisited the store alone on Sunday for the refitting. </p>.<p>“Upon seeing my face, the owner grew belligerent because I had brought the police to the store on my last visit and he started to make threats,” he said. </p>.<p>According to the complaint, five or six of the staffers cornered Harish and began to push him. The store owner, Raju M Talluru, is alleged to have given his men the order to close off the store and dim the lights. “The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras,” Harish added. </p>.<p>Raju, who contested the 2018 assembly election from Sorab on a Congress ticket, claimed that no such incident had ever happened. “There was nothing wrong with the trousers, but sometimes tailors make a minor mistake or two. All this was a big nothing,” he added. </p>.<p>RR Nagar police have booked Raju and five staff members for assault and summoned them for questioning. </p>
<p>A man, who placed an order for four pairs of custom-made trousers with a Raymond store under the impression that he would soon be in style, ended up being allegedly assaulted by the outlet’s politician owner. </p>.<p>Harish, 28 (name changed), said that the problem began when he placed a Rs 5,000 order for the trousers with the Raymond store in RR Nagar last month.</p>.<p>But the order resulted in wholesale drama and violence, according to a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) filed with police. </p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Harish said that three of the four trousers were woefully substandard, with wrong waist sizes and non-existent stitching.</p>.<p>When he demanded a refund, the staff declined, stating that they would instead alter the trousers and return them to him. </p>.<p>Angered, Harish filed a complaint of fraud with RR Nagar police and later returned to the store with an assistant sub-inspector of police. The store manager allegedly promised to remeasure Harish for a new fitting. </p>.<p>The problem began, however, when Harish revisited the store alone on Sunday for the refitting. </p>.<p>“Upon seeing my face, the owner grew belligerent because I had brought the police to the store on my last visit and he started to make threats,” he said. </p>.<p>According to the complaint, five or six of the staffers cornered Harish and began to push him. The store owner, Raju M Talluru, is alleged to have given his men the order to close off the store and dim the lights. “The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras,” Harish added. </p>.<p>Raju, who contested the 2018 assembly election from Sorab on a Congress ticket, claimed that no such incident had ever happened. “There was nothing wrong with the trousers, but sometimes tailors make a minor mistake or two. All this was a big nothing,” he added. </p>.<p>RR Nagar police have booked Raju and five staff members for assault and summoned them for questioning. </p>