GURGAON: A parking attendant at a mall allegedly attacked a retired Air Force group captain and Kargil War veteran with an iron rod, leaving him with head injuries and a fractured left elbow.Group Captain Amit Kumar Gupta (retired), who was part of the IAF’s ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ team during the 1999 war, said the assault followed a spat over parking at Magnum Global Park in Sector 58 on Sept 10.Gupta had gone to Gonzo restaurant for a family dinner. He told police that after reaching the parking area, he was asked to hand over his car keys to the valet team. He declined, sent his family ahead and decided to park the vehicle himself.Gupta had gone to Gonzo restaurant for a family dinner. He told police that after reaching the parking, he was asked to hand over his car keys to the valet. He declined, sent his family ahead and decided to park the car himself. Unable to find a spot initially, Gupta said he entered the basement.One of the staffers then allegedly struck the vehicle. When Gupta got out and confronted him, the attendant allegedly picked up an iron rod and attacked him as well. He threatened to kill him too. Gupta ran for safety and alerted his family, who rushed to his aid.He also said police arrived late after his family made frantic calls for help. He was eventually taken to Medanta hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.“I am in acute pain because of the injuries,” Gupta told TOI. Police said they learnt about the assault on Sept 11. Gupta initially told police in a letter that he would submit a complaint later and approached them this Sunday. “An FIR was registered at Sector 65 police station,” police spokesperson Sandeep Turan said.Parking attendant Deepak Mavi (24), a resident of Kot village, was arrested on Monday. According to police, Mavi admitted during questioning that he picked up an iron rod in anger and struck Gupta on his arm. The case was registered under BNS sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint), 351(3) (serious and aggravated criminal intimidation) and 117(2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt).