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Mumbai Police Book Five in Kandivali Station Assault After Drunk-Driving Stop

Police are searching for three named women accused in the station assault.

Overview

  • Ajay R. Bamane was stopped near Akurli Road Subway for alleged drunk driving and taken with relatives to Samta Nagar police station.
  • Police say the group abused and manhandled personnel, leaving constable Siddharth Kini and two woman constables assaulted.
  • Ajay Bamane and his brother, Ganesh, were arrested soon after the incident and released on a notice of appearance.
  • The three women named as co-accused — Vidya Sonawane, Vijaya Bhat, and Varsha Bamane — remain at large as the search continues.
  • A case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita based on a complaint from constable Kini that cited obstruction of duty.