The incident, whose video went viral on Thursday, took place in broad daylight in front of a school.
The father was going to drop his son off at the school on a two-wheeler a group of men armed with sticks to the man.
The video showed the man was being beaten up in front of his son.
The police have filed a case against the accused under IPC 307 (attempt to murder). The accused are still at large.
The police suspect that the attack was motivated by a personal dispute.
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