Updated On: 15 December, 2025 07:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Upon receiving information about a quarrel and physical assault triggered by a mobile phone theft, a team of Kandivali Police rushed to the spot. While the police were attempting to take the accused into custody, his family members got into a scuffle with the cops

The arrested accused were produced before the Borivali Metropolitan Magistrate Court today, and all of them were remanded in police custody. VIDEO SCREENGRAB
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A mobile phone theft in Mumbai`s Kandivali area escalated into a violent altercation on Sunday night. When the police attempted to take the accused into custody, his family members intervened, leading to a scuffle with cops. Five people have been arrested following the incident.
According to police sources, the incident occurred near Ektanagar. Upon receiving information about a quarrel and physical assault triggered by a mobile phone theft, the Kandivali Police team rushed to the spot. While the police were separating the fighting parties and attempting to take the accused into custody by placing them in a police van, the family members of the accused allegedly got into an argument with the cops and resorted to scuffling and obstruction of duty.