Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Bhiwandi JCB Operator Assault Spurs Warehouse Work Dispute Investigation
A JCB operator in Bhiwandi was allegedly attacked while moving a construction machine.
Police say four people stopped him near a highway restaurant.
The operator said they hit him with an iron rod and damaged the JCB.
He also said he had been warned and attacked before.
The dispute involved who would receive machinery work at a warehouse.
The company said it stopped giving work to a local contractor after finding alleged problems with reported working hours.
Police arrested two people and are looking for two more.
The allegations still need to be tested through the investigation and court proceedings.
Police arrested two of four alleged attackers after a JCB operator was assaulted in Bhiwandi.
Yashwant Maurya said the attackers intercepted him near Highway Dhaba and struck him with a steel rod.
Police said the JCB was allegedly damaged and Maurya was seriously injured in the incident.
Indian Corporation said it stopped assigning machinery work to Varun Mhatre after alleged inflated work-hour claims.
The two arrested accused were remanded in police custody until Thursday, while police search for the others.
- Who
- JCB operator Yashwant Maurya was allegedly attacked by Varun Mhatre and three others; police arrested two accused.
- What
- Maurya was allegedly assaulted with a steel rod, and a JCB was allegedly vandalised during a dispute over machinery work.
- When
- The incident was reported on September 2, 2026; the alleged warning occurred about a month earlier.
- Where
- Near Highway Dhaba on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, near Indian Corporation’s warehouse facility in Mankoli, Bhiwandi.
- Why
- The alleged attack followed the company’s decision to stop assigning machinery work to Varun Mhatre, amid allegations of inflated work-hour claims.
- Location
- Mankoli, Bhiwandi, near the Mumbai-Nashik Highway
- Police station
- Narpoli police
- Injured person
- Yashwant Maurya, 27, a JCB operator
- Accused named
- Varun Mhatre and three others
- Arrests
- Two accused arrested; two others are being traced
- Court action
- The arrested accused were remanded in police custody until Thursday
- Company involved
- Indian Corporation