Assault Near Niska Banja: Three Arrested in Nis
Police in Nis arrested A. G. (20), D. C. (22) and M. C. (27) after an assault near Niska Banja, in which they allegedly beat a young man, then chased and rammed his car.
Three people have been arrested in Nis on suspicion that on Monday, August 3, 2026, they beat a twenty year old man near Niska Banja, then chased him down by car and repeatedly rammed his vehicle. The Police Directorate in Nis said the three taken into custody were A. G. (20), D. C. (22) and M. C. (27), all from the Nis area.
The arrests were carried out on the order of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis. All three are charged with the criminal offense of violent behavior, and have been ordered held for up to 48 hours.
What happened near Niska Banja
The attack near Niska Banja started on the street. Police suspect the three men first physically assaulted the twenty year old. When the injured man managed to get into his car, they began hitting the bodywork.
He started the engine and tried to drive away. Two of the men, A. G. and D. C., allegedly followed him in their own car and rammed his vehicle several times on purpose as he tried to get clear.
After escaping, he was treated at the University Clinical Center in Nis. Police did not address the severity of his injuries in their statement.
A car turned into a weapon
What sets this case apart from an ordinary street brawl is the use of a vehicle. Beating on someone’s car, then chasing and deliberately ramming it while driving, moves the conflict from the sidewalk onto the road and pulls in people who had nothing to do with it, other drivers heading toward Niska Banja.
The charge prosecutors filed, violent behavior, applies when violence in a public place threatens the peace and public order of citizens, not just a single victim. That is why it accounts not only for the injuries the young man suffered, but also for where it all took place and in front of whom.
The police statement does not say what triggered the conflict, nor whether those involved knew each other beforehand.
Niska Banja is a municipality of Nis, about ten kilometers east of the city center, and in August it is one of the busier spots in the area. The attack took place in a residential area, on the street.
Arrested the same day
Only a few hours passed between the attack and the arrests. Police say operational work allowed them to identify and locate all three suspects the same day. They will be brought before the basic public prosecutor in Nis along with a criminal complaint.
How such cases tend to end was shown by an earlier case from Leskovac we reported on, where a prison sentence was handed down for an attack on a municipal police officer. Serbia’s Criminal Code ties the aggravated form of violent behavior to cases where the offense is committed by a group, which is part of what prosecutors allege here.
Until a final verdict, all three remain suspects. Guilt is established in court, not in a police statement.
