Overview
- Chandrakant (Chetan) Kamble was assaulted late on December 7 inside the Swarajya Cooperative Housing Society and is being treated at Hinduja Hospital for facial fractures and broken teeth.
- Police have named neighbour Deepak Chaugule/Chowgule as the primary suspect along with two aides, and officers say he is currently absconding.
- Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage from the society premises and recording eyewitness statements to establish the sequence and identify all participants.
- The registered case cites BNS sections 117 for voluntarily causing hurt and 351 for criminal intimidation, superseding earlier non-cognisable entries reported immediately after the attack.
- Coverage ties the assault to Kamble’s repeated reports of matka gambling, drug distribution, extortion and unauthorized vehicle-washing in the area, with citizens online criticizing weak enforcement by civic and police authorities.