Uddhav Thackeray camp MLA's son attacks singer Sonu Nigam & his colleagues
Following the incident, Nigam approached the Chembur police station and filed a complaint against the MLA"s son under Sections 341, 337 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Mumbai, February 21: In a shocking development, son of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray group) MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son Swapnil attacked singer Sonu Nigam and his team members at a live concert in Mumbai.
The incident took place when Sonu attended a music festival in Chembur on Monday evening. The matter come to light after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
It is being said that MLA’s son allegedly misbehaved with Nigam’s manager Saira and asked her to leave the stage. When Nigam was leaving the stage, he asked for a selfie, which the singer refused. The agitated son of the MLA pushed the bodyguard and then pushed the singer.
As per the video that is getting viral on social media, Swapnil pushed the singer from the stage, hit his colleagues Hariprakash and Rabbani Khan and made them fall down the stairs and injured them. Rabbani sustained injuries and was rushed to Zen Hospital in Chembur.
Famous singer #SonuNigam reportedly attacked by #UddhavThackeray‘s MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son and his men ! THIS HAS BECOME A GUNDON KI SENA
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) February 21, 2023
Not the first time such an incident has come to the fore! Earlier a veteran was beaten up!
SHAMEFUL ! Will UT faction condemn it? pic.twitter.com/e5YxPbFSam
Following the incident, Nigam approached the Chembur police station and filed a complaint against the MLA's son under Sections 341, 337 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
After the concert, I was coming down from stage when a man Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar held me. Then he pushed Hari & Rabbani who came to save me. Then I fell on steps. I filed a complaint so that people should think about forcefully taking selfies & causing scuffle: Sonu Nigam https://t.co/RVFONXeQ79 pic.twitter.com/JxtfCVIaQj
— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2023
'By mistake': Chembur MLA Prakash Phaterpekar on son's scuffle
Reacting to the incident, Prakash Phaterpekar said that it was a minor scuffle but whatever happened was wrong.
"He did not attack them, when you see the video you will know that it happened by mistake. He did not push them on purpose. At the time of leaving the stage, he was trying to get a selfie. What happened was wrong...Despite being a boy, he is very polite...I apologise and I feel guilty," he said while speaking to Times Now.
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