Overview

• Medha Kulkarni went to Jeet Ground in Kothrud on Saturday night and forced DJs to switch off the sound system, citing violations during Navratri festivities.
• She reported receiving persistent calls from locals, including cancer patients and a 90-year-old resident, about distress caused by high-decibel music.
• Kulkarni alleged that no action followed complaints she relayed to Kothrud police, DCP Sambhaji Kadam, and Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.
• She claimed the event lacked police permission and alleged political pressure on officers to allow it, statements reported as her assertions.
• A video of her intervention went viral as some attendees heckled her and local activists praised the move; she vowed to block future events at the ground and to escalate the issue to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, with talk of a potential jan andolan.