Overview
- Assistant engineer Sachin Bandgar was allegedly attacked on Thursday at Kalina Village Road in Santacruz East while inspecting road concretisation work.
- Police registered an FIR at Vakola police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 132, with four accused named, including Raja Akbar Qureshi.
- Accounts conflict on enforcement: a PTI-cited official said one detainee escaped custody, while union representatives reported no arrests more than 24 hours later.
- The Municipal Engineers Association protested outside the police station on Friday and warned of a citywide engineers’ strike if arrests are not made by Saturday morning.
- A senior civic official said the BMC is coordinating with police and union leaders to pursue action while keeping road works on schedule, and the union urged residents to route complaints through official channels.