Reprimanded for Spitting, Cab Driver Assaults Senior Citizen in Thane; Held After CM's Intervention
Viral footage shows the driver repeatedly assaulting a senior citizen after a dispute over public spitting, prompting calls for an attempt-to-murder charge.
- On Tuesday evening, Ola driver Nishant Shukla allegedly assaulted 75-year-old Saroj Dastur near Jupiter Hospital in Thane after Dastur objected to him spitting on a public road.
- A viral video of the incident showing Shukla using a stone during the attack sparked widespread public outrage, drawing sharp condemnation from residents and political leaders.
- Dastur suffered a fractured leg and other injuries after the accused allegedly attacked him with a stone and tree branches, according to witness accounts and viral footage.
- Local Shiv Sena and MNS workers tracked down the accused on Wednesday, assaulting him before handing him over to Vartak Nagar Police Station for further processing.
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde personally intervened, directing Thane Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre to pursue an attempt-to-murder charge and stringent legal action against the accused.
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Reprimanded for spitting, cab driver assaults senior citizen in Thane; held after CM’s intervention
Thane, Jun 11 (PTI) Police have arrested an aggregator cab driver for allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man who objected to him spitting near a mall in Maharashtra’s Thane city, officials said on Thursday. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening outside Jupiter Hospital located near the Viviana Mall, sparked widespread public outrage after a video […]
After viral video of elderly man beaten for objecting to spitting, Maharashtra Deputy CM seeks FIR
Video of the assault went viral on social media, showing the accused repeatedly hitting the man and picking up a stone; local Shiv Sena and MNS workers traced and assaulted the accused before handing him over to police.
Thane: Senior citizen brutally beaten after objecting to auto driver spitting on road
A confrontation over public spitting in Maharashtra's Thane has snowballed into a major controversy after an elderly man was allegedly assaulted so severely that he suffered a fractured leg. The incident gained widespread attention after a video of the altercation circulated online, drawing sharp reactions from residents and political leaders alike. The case has since reached the office of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who has…
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