Overview
- During a late-night screening of The Conjuring: Last Rites on September 5 at an INOX multiplex in Chinchwad, a 29-year-old techie and his wife were attacked after he objected to a man loudly narrating the film.
- The couple sustained injuries, received treatment at a nearby hospital, and later filed a complaint that led to a case at Chinchwad police station.
- Police registered offences under BNS sections 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 115 (causing hurt), and 352 (intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace).
- Reporting diverges on custody: some police statements and court accounts say the accused couple were arrested within 24 hours and remanded, while other official comments say no arrest had been made and a search was ongoing.
- The accused have been identified as residents of Vallabhnagar in Pimpri, and police say cross-cases were recorded, including a non-cognisable entry against the complainant, as the investigation continues.