Overview

• The officers confronted a group reported to be smoking ganja at Bal Thackeray Udyan during a late-night patrol when the men allegedly attacked them.
• Constable Yogesh Suryavanshi sustained stab wounds to the chest and abdomen and Constable Bhalerao suffered an ear injury before both were admitted to Surana Hospital.
• With the help of CCTV footage, Deonar police traced the group; PTI reports five arrests, while Mid-day reports six arrests with one suspect still at large.
• Police have registered cases under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, including attempt to murder, along with provisions of the NDPS Act.
• Investigators named Aafan Shaifuddin Khan as the alleged stabber with a prior record and recent release from jail, and additional police have been deployed to secure the hospital.