Navi Mumbai: Police have registered an FIR against 10-15 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans for allegedly assaulting a doctor, his brother, who is also Kharghar unit Shiv Sena chief, and their friend in an alleged road rage incident on Friday night.
Around 10.15pm, three buses were ferrying CISF jawans from Mumbai airport to their staff quarters in Kharghar when one of the vehicles was about to graze the doctor’s SUV plying along Utsav Chowk and Central Park in Kharg har Sector 12, stated the FIR.
The complainant, Dr Srinath Parab (28), claimed that a few of the CISF personnel were under the influence of alcohol and when police arrived at the spot, they escaped.
According to the FIR, on Friday night, Dr Srinath was returning to his Kharghar residence from Vashi in his SUV. He was accompanied by his brother Prasad, sister-in-law, 11-month-old niece, and friend Jayesh Visawe. Around 10.15pm, one of the three buses ferrying CISF jawans suddenly veered to the left and was about to graze his SUV. Dr Srinath said he intercepted the bus ahead and questioned the driver for his reckless driving. An argument ensued.Then four jawans, including one identified only as Sanjeev, stepped out of the bus and confronted the doctor. The verbal spat turned violent as the jawans allegedly rained blows on Visawe. When the brothers tried to rescue him, the jawans allegedly assaulted them too. Prasad’s wife tried to intervene and was pushed away, the complainant claimed, adding that some CISF jawans in other buses attempted to pacify the assailants, but they were reluctant and broke the rear windshield of the SUV.
A video of the incident went viral on social media
Passersby alerted police, who rushed to the spot. Kharghar police senior inspector Deepak Surve said, “The CISF jawans were detained at the spot and the complainant and his kin were brought to the police station, and an FIR was registered. However, the complainant claimed that some of the CISF jawans, who were under the influence of alcohol, had fled.”
The CISF jawans have been booked under the relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for voluntarily causing hurt and endangering the life of others by unlawful assembly and rioting. On Saturday, a CISF personnel submitted a complaint application claiming that the doctor, his brother and friend had accused their bus driver of reckless driving and used abusive language, which upset the jawans and this led to the violent altercation, said Surve.
Navi Mumbai: Police have registered an FIR against 10-15 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans for allegedly assaulting a doctor, his brother, who is also Kharghar unit Shiv Sena chief, and their friend in an alleged road rage incident on Friday night.
Around 10.15pm, three buses were ferrying CISF jawans from Mumbai airport to their staff quarters in Kharghar when one of the vehicles was about to graze the doctor’s SUV plying along Utsav Chowk and Central Park in Kharg har Sector 12, stated the FIR.
The complainant, Dr Srinath Parab (28), claimed that a few of the CISF personnel were under the influence of alcohol and when police arrived at the spot, they escaped.
According to the FIR, on Friday night, Dr Srinath was returning to his Kharghar residence from Vashi in his SUV. He was accompanied by his brother Prasad, sister-in-law, 11-month-old niece, and friend Jayesh Visawe. Around 10.15pm, one of the three buses ferrying CISF jawans suddenly veered to the left and was about to graze his SUV. Dr Srinath said he intercepted the bus ahead and questioned the driver for his reckless driving. An argument ensued.Then four jawans, including one identified only as Sanjeev, stepped out of the bus and confronted the doctor. The verbal spat turned violent as the jawans allegedly rained blows on Visawe. When the brothers tried to rescue him, the jawans allegedly assaulted them too. Prasad’s wife tried to intervene and was pushed away, the complainant claimed, adding that some CISF jawans in other buses attempted to pacify the assailants, but they were reluctant and broke the rear windshield of the SUV.
A video of the incident went viral on social media
Passersby alerted police, who rushed to the spot. Kharghar police senior inspector Deepak Surve said, “The CISF jawans were detained at the spot and the complainant and his kin were brought to the police station, and an FIR was registered. However, the complainant claimed that some of the CISF jawans, who were under the influence of alcohol, had fled.”
The CISF jawans have been booked under the relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for voluntarily causing hurt and endangering the life of others by unlawful assembly and rioting. On Saturday, a CISF personnel submitted a complaint application claiming that the doctor, his brother and friend had accused their bus driver of reckless driving and used abusive language, which upset the jawans and this led to the violent altercation, said Surve.