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MNS members reportedly hit the restaurant management in Navi Mumbai

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During a private function in Vashi on Wednesday afternoon, members of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) allegedly assaulted the restaurant management for failing to play Marathi music. At the APMC police station, a report was made, but no FIR has yet been filed.

A reputable IT business organised the celebration. The manager informed the host that they had a separate slot for Marathi music when they requested to play Marathi songs throughout the celebration. Someone from the gathering phoned MNS employees when the eatery refused to play Marathi music.

The event happened on Wednesday in the late afternoon at Taste of Punjab, a dining establishment at Satra Plaza just a short distance from the APMC police station.

The leader of MNS Vashi, Sagar Vichare, arrived there with a few party members and requested Marathi music. Vichare and one of his accomplices slapped the manager Akash Jethmalani when the latter declined to comply. His coworkers intervened to save Akash, and they drove him back to the eatery. Later, Akash filed a police report with the APMC police department.

Akash Jethmalani, manager of the restaurant, said: “We advised them that there is a time for Marathi music that would be played later, but they insisted on starting right now. Then a fierce debate broke out between the MNS party members.”

Sagar Vichare said when approached, “At first, we asked the management to play Marathi music, but he refused with an arrogant utter ignorance. We smacked him in the midst of a heated argument. He disparaged our own speech.”

The incident was apologised for in a letter from Taste of Punjab director Pradip Shinde to MNS city chairman Gajanan Kale. Shinde stated in his statement, “I’m pleased to be a Maharashtrian, and I believe the situation arose from confusion when the DJ was looking for the Marathi music CDs and the manager confronting the audience was also new to the position. We sincerely regret the occurrence and will take steps to prevent it from happening again “.

The restaurant management made a complaint to the APMC police station. According to the police, Sagar Vichare has been charged with a non-cognizable (NC) offence under IPC sections 504 and 323 (willful infliction of harm) (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).

A warning under CRPC section 149 (Police should prevent crimes that are punishable by law. A notice urging Vichare not to violate it or he will be arrested under IPC section 188 has also been delivered. This law states that every police officer has the authority to intervene in order to stop any cognizable offence and must do so to the best of his abilities (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).

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