Mumbai: A case has been registered against the son of an MLA for allegedly pushing famous singer Sonu Nigam while taking a selfie at a concert in Mumbai and assaulting two of his companions. The police gave this information on Tuesday.
Mumbai: A case has been registered against the son of an MLA for allegedly pushing famous singer Sonu Nigam while taking a selfie at a concert in Mumbai and assaulting two of his companions. The police gave this information on Tuesday.
One of his colleagues was injured in the incident that happened after the corporation’s live performance at Chembur Gymkhana on Monday, the official said. Later the video of the incident surfaced on social media.
Based on a complaint received from the corporation, the Chembur police have registered an FIR under sections 323, 341 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code against Swapnil Phatterpekar, son of local Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phatterpekar, the official said.
According to Nigam’s complaint, he and his colleague were leaving the stage after the performance when a man came from behind and grabbed the singer. The person was later identified as Swapnil Futterpekar.
The accused wanted to click a picture with the singer. As per the complaint, Hari Prakash, an associate of the corporation, tried to stop the accused and took him aside. The accused allegedly manhandled Prakash, due to which he fell down from the stage, the official said, quoting the complaint.
According to the complaint, the accused then pushed Nigam, due to which he too fell down the stairs. The complaint states that when Rabbani Khan, another associate of the corporation, came forward to help him, the accused allegedly assaulted him as well. Khan also fell.
The official said that the injured Khan was taken to a private hospital in Chembur. He said Nigam went to the Chembur police station in the early hours of Tuesday and recorded his statement and lodged a complaint against the accused. The case is being investigated.
Later, the sister of the accused in a tweet officially apologized on behalf of the organizers to the corporation and its team for the untoward incident. He said that when Nigam was hurriedly being taken off the stage after performing, his brother was trying to take a selfie with the singer. “There was commotion because of the haste and commotion,” he tweeted.
