Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Ghatkopar Ganeshotsav Mandal President Killed; Seven Arrested
A local festival organizer in Mumbai was killed during an argument.
The argument reportedly began because one person thought another person was staring angrily.
The main accused allegedly slapped an 18-year-old festival volunteer.
Rajesh Rajendran Devender tried to stop the fight.
Police said he was then attacked with a knife.
A witness who tried to help was also injured.
Devender was taken to a hospital but died there.
Police have arrested seven people, and the investigation is continuing.
Rajesh Rajendran Devender, 35, was stabbed outside a Ganeshotsav mandal venue in Ghatkopar East.
Police said the confrontation began after an alleged dispute over an angry stare.
The main accused, Raunak Balu Sonawane, allegedly assaulted an 18-year-old volunteer before Devender intervened.
Devender died at Rajawadi hospital, while witness Anand Tiwari was injured and remains under treatment.
Pant Nagar police arrested seven people and registered a murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Rajesh Rajendran Devender, president of the Seven Star Sports Club Ganpati Mandal, was killed; police arrested seven accused, including Raunak Balu Sonawane.
- What
- Devender was allegedly stabbed to death, and witness Anand Tiwari was also injured.
- When
- Around 9:30 p.m. on September 18.
- Where
- Outside the mandal venue in Kamraj Nagar, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police said the violence began over an alleged dispute involving one person accusing an 18-year-old volunteer of staring angrily at him.
- Victim
- Rajesh Rajendran Devender, 35
- Role
- President of the Seven Star Sports Club Ganpati Mandal
- Incident location
- Outside the mandal venue in Kamraj Nagar, Ghatkopar East
- Reported time
- Around 9:30 p.m. on September 18
- Arrests
- Seven people arrested
- Injured witness
- Anand Tiwari, stabbed in the waist
- Legal provision
- Section 103(1) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita