Advocate’s son accused of ramming car into Ganpati procession in Mumbai files counter-complaint

Mumbai: A 21-year-old son of an advocate, accused of ramming his car into an immersion procession at Prabhadevi and injuring several people, has lodged a counter-complaint against nine members of the Ganpati mandal and at least six others, alleging that they assaulted him and his father, hurled abuses at them and vandalised his vehicle following an altercation over his attempt to enter his building.

Dadar police have filed an FIR against K G Margcha Raja Ganpati Mandal members Akshay Soni, Manoj Singh, Sudam Kewat, Jaishankar Soni, Durgesh Soni, Amol Mohite, Akshay Rameshwar Soni, Aniket Soni and Gaurav Soni, along with five to six others, based on Pranav Agrawal’s complaint filed on Sept 25.

Police said the incident took place on the night of Sept 25, Agrawal was returning home with his parents, advocate Rakesh Agrawal and Ranjana Agrawal, after dinner. Around 9.15pm-9.30pm, they reached Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, where a Ganpati immersion procession was underway outside their residential building, Inder Tower.