Rival jewelers in Manhattan’s Diamond District erupted right into a wild, caught-on-camera brawl Friday afternoon in entrance of shocked customers – touchdown two enterprise homeowners in cuffs and one other within the hospital.
George Akay, 46, and his brother Freddy, 42, had been each busted for allegedly pummeling competing jeweler, TraxNYC proprietor Maksud Agadjani throughout, the violent conflict inside their shared enterprise area on West forty seventh Road, police mentioned.
The melee unfolded after Agadjani, 39, stormed into their retailer, Akay Diamonds, accusing them of ripping off each him and his prospects, in keeping with jaw-dropping footage shared on social media.
“The place’s my f—ing cash, you motherf—-er,” raged Agadjani, whereas forcefully shaking the jewellery counter and slamming a bracelet down in entrance of one of many brothers.
“The place’s my f—ing cash, bitch! I acquired this sh—ty bracelet. The place’s my cash! What are you gonna do b–ch?!” seethed Agadjani, who aired the frenzied dispute in a flurry of Instagram movies to his 3.3 million followers.
Agadjani then held up a receipt to the person’s face, whereas screaming, “You’re utilizing my title, you b–ch. You f—king thief,” the surprising video confirmed.
Safety tried to rein him in and finally led him out of the shop — as he continued shouting.
However a second clip captured the feud between the rivals reignite earlier than the brother spits in Agadjani’s face – sparking an explosive conflict that left him swarmed by a pack of males and allegedly crushed down.
The TraxNYC proprietor was taken to Bellevue Hospital, the place he recorded one other video displaying off pink marks round his neck, together with a flashy gold chain.
“Strangled me with my very own chain as a result of I uncovered what they did,” he alleged.
The Akay brothers, each from New Jersey, had been charged with assault, police mentioned.
One other individual was hit with a summons, although cops couldn’t verify what their position was within the scuffle.
The extreme spat broke out after Agadjani alleged the duo offered a bracelet to his buyer, claiming each companies housed the identical merchandise, the heated jeweler mentioned in an Instagram video posted Thursday.
He alleged the consumer was duped into paying for a dear 14-karat piece that turned out to apparently be simply 10.
“That is the receipt of this disgusting firm that pretends to be me,” Agadjani mentioned within the video.
“They offered my buyer their bracelet and ripped him off and ripped him off on the gold. These rats have carried out this over and and over once more, and I tolerated it.”
Adadjani and the Akay brothers couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
