Overview

• A video of the July 30 assault on hawker Victor Pereira in Goregaon circulated online, prompting police to register an FIR the same day.
• Rohan Chavan was taken into custody under relevant sections of the newly enacted Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita.
• Brothers Akshay and Sagar Patil, who face multiple cases including extortion and attempted murder, remain at large as officers pursue them.
• The case is among the first high-profile applications of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita to crack down on violent disputes in street vending.
• Analysts say fierce competition for limited public space often leads to clashes among Mumbai’s informal market vendors.