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Mumbai Resident Alleges Assault After Objecting to Late-Night Ganpati Drums
Advait Madkaikar lives in Goregaon, Mumbai.
He said loud drumming continued during a Ganpati Visarjan procession after 10 p.m.
He first complained to the police.
He then went outside and took photographs of the procession.
Madkaikar said a man asked him to delete a photograph of a car.
He alleged that the man and four or five others then attacked him.
He said doctors found that his nose was fractured and that his face was bruised.
Madkaikar later filed a police complaint and said he wants the authorities to investigate.
Goregaon resident Advait Madkaikar alleged he was assaulted during a Ganpati Visarjan procession in Mumbai.
Madkaikar said he complained to police about loud dhol-tasha celebrations continuing after 10 p.m.
He alleged that a man confronted him after he photographed a car and demanded that he delete the image.
Madkaikar said the man and four to five others surrounded and assaulted him, leaving him with a fractured nose and facial bruising.
He later filed an FIR and said he would provide photographs and other assistance to police.
- Who
- Goregaon resident Advait Madkaikar alleged that a man and four to five others assaulted him.
- What
- Madkaikar alleged he was attacked after objecting to late-night dhol-tasha celebrations and photographing a procession vehicle.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred during a Ganpati Visarjan procession in Goregaon, Mumbai.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred two days before the report was published; the celebrations were continuing after 10 p.m.
- Why
- According to Madkaikar, the confrontation began after he photographed a car and its driver while investigating the late-night celebrations.
Key facts
- Complainant
- Advait Madkaikar
- Location
- Goregaon, Mumbai
- Event
- Ganpati Visarjan procession
- Reported issue
- Loud dhol-tasha celebrations after 10 p.m.
- Reported injuries
- Fractured nose, bruising and swelling around the eyes and face
- Police action
- Madkaikar said he filed an FIR
- Evidence mentioned
- Photographs reportedly showing a vehicle’s number plate and the alleged driver’s face
Quotes
Advait Madkaikar
Goregaon resident who alleged he was assaulted during the procession
“I want to let the cops do their work. I will support them. I will help them as much as I can,”
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“I did not even understand what was happening to me for 15-20 seconds,”
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