In an incident of aggression over alleged credit card dues, a recovery agent of HDFC Bank, identified as Naisadh Goradia, has been accused of physically assaulting a shop employee in Anandnagar, Ahmedabad, leaving him with severe injuries to his left eye.

As per the complaint filed at Anandnagar police station, the victim, Mohammad Asif Ismailbhai Sheikh, a resident of Shah Alam area, has been working at Paras Optic in Anandnagar area of over a year. On March 15, around 11.30 am, while he was at work, Goradia allegedly entered the shop and aggressively demanded repayment of a credit card debt amounting to ₹15 lakh.

Mohammad Asif explained that he neither owned nor used the credit card in question and claimed that the card might have been wrongly linked to his number, possibly due to a previous association with a former colleague, the late Imranbhai Haroonbhai Memon, who passed away in 2022. Despite repeated clarifications and an agreement to settle the matter within three months, the recovery agent continued to harass him with abusive language and threats.

On the day of the incident, when Mohammad Asif requested Goradia to stop creating a scene inside the shop, the recovery agent allegedly slapped him hard on his left cheek. The impact caused Asif's spectacles to strike his left eye, leading to severe damage. His employer, Chiragbhai Bhayani, witnessed the attack and intervened, asking Goradia to leave the premises.

Following the assault, Asif sought immediate medical attention. Doctors at Nagri Hospital confirmed that the membrane near his left eye was torn, requiring emergency surgery. Despite the operation, Asif reported a loss of vision in the injured eye and has been advised to continue treatment.

The Anandnagar police have registered an FIR under relevant sections based on the victim’s statement and further investigation regarding the matter is on.