Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Six hawkers arrested for assault in Kurla
Six hawkers were arrested for attacking a 29-year-old man in Kurla, Mumbai, after a fight about where to park a bike.
A video of the fight was shared online.
Later, people from the area went to the local government office to complain about the hawkers.
The city officials then removed 71 illegal stalls and told 100 hawkers to leave.
The shops were in two places: 53 in Kurla and 18 in Vinoba Bhave Nagar.
The officials had warned the shop owners to leave 15 days ago.
Six hawkers arrested for assaulting a 29-year-old man over a bike parking dispute in Kurla.
Video of the incident went viral on social media.
Local residents protested at the L ward office demanding action against illegal hawkers.
BMC removed 71 unauthorized stalls and evicted 100 illegal hawkers from Kurla and Vinoba Bhave Nagar.
Civic officials had served a 15-day eviction notice to the shop owners prior to the raid.
- Who
- Six hawkers and local residents
- What
- Assault and eviction of unauthorized stalls
- When
- Sunday (assault), Tuesday (eviction)
- Where
- Kurla (west), Mumbai
- Why
- Dispute over bike parking and protest against illegal hawkers
- Number of arrested hawkers
- 6
- Victim's age
- 29
- Unauthorized stalls removed
- 71
- Illegal hawkers evicted
- 100
- Location of incident
- Kurla (west)
- Municipal ward involved
- L ward
- Number of shops in Kurla
- 53
- Number of shops in Vinoba Bhave Nagar
- 18
