Archive · 31 Jul 2026
BJP Leader Booked for Assault Over Garbage Dumping Row
A man named Manish Harsana, who is a BJP leader, and some friends hit a couple with sticks.
The couple, Prayag Varshney and his wife Shalini, were walking after dinner when they said no to garbage being dumped near a temple.
The police saw a video and made a report.
They said the couple was hurt and shouted at them.
The police are now looking into it.
BJP leader Manish Harsana and associates assaulted RWA office-bearer Prayag Varshney and his wife Shalini Gupta over a garbage dumping dispute.
The incident happened late Thursday night in Block H of Ansal Versalia Society, Sector 67, Gurugram.
Police registered an FIR against Harsana and others after a video of the assault appeared on social media.
Varshney and Gupta objected to garbage dumped near a temple, leading to the confrontation.
The couple was allegedly abused, threatened, and physically assaulted; Gupta was pushed when she tried to intervene.
- Who
- BJP leader Manish Harsana, RWA office-bearer Prayag Varshney, and wife Shalini Gupta
- What
- Assault over a garbage dumping dispute
- When
- Late Thursday night
- Where
- Block H, Ansal Versalia Society, Sector 67, Gurugram
- Why
- Dispute over garbage dumped near a temple
- Incident Date
- Late Thursday night
- Location
- Block H, Ansal Versalia Society, Sector 67, Gurugram
- Perpetrator
- Manish Harsana
- Victims
- Prayag Varshney and Shalini Gupta
- FIR Filed
- Yes
- Police Action
- Registered FIR
- Video Evidence
- Social media video