- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Mumbai Horror: In a horrifying occurrence, a mob in Mumbai's Malad (East) brutally beat and assaulted a 27-year-old man to death in front of his family. Akash Dattatray Mayin, a member of Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirma Sena (MNS), was identified as deceased.
On Saturday, he was with his parents when a dispute about overtaking broke out.
A purported video of the violent event went viral on social media, showing a crowd hitting and kicking the man as his mother covered his body to shield him from the mob. His father suffered serious injuries as well. After being brought to the hospital, Akash passed away from his wounds.
A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (#MNS) worker has been murdered in #Malad East, a western suburb of #Mumbai, causing a sensation in the area. The MNS has raised questions over the police investigation into the matter.
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Akash Maeen (27), an MNS worker from the #Dindoshi area of Malad… pic.twitter.com/uw1IMkXPYf
According to The Indian Express, the incident occurred as one vehicle overtook another and a heated dispute turned violent.
Mumbai Police said, Akash and his wife were riding a two-wheeler when an auto driver, identified as Avinash Kadam, made a sudden turn and passed them. When Akash proceeded to confront Kadam, the situation turned violent as other auto drivers joined him and began hitting him.
“During the argument, an angry Mayin allegedly manhandled the autorickshaw driver and his two friends. Following this, the autorickshaw driver and his two friends, along with a few others, assaulted Mayin,” The Indian Express reported citing a senior police officer.
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The Dindoshi Police investigated Kadam and others after Mayin's wife filed a complaint. The police detained the nine offenders using CCTV video, six of them have been named as Avinash Namdev Kadam, Amit Joginder Vishwakarma, Aditya Dinesh Singh, Jayaprakash Deepak Amte, Rakesh Malku Dhawale, and Sahil Sikandar Kadam.
The stone that the accused used in the murder was also found by the police. “Investigation revealed that it was a case of road rage turning violent. The police acted swiftly and arrested the accused who had fled to other districts,” police official added.
They were brought in court by the police. Police took all of them into custody until October 22.