South Mumbai: Nagpada brawl leaves several injured, one critical

A viral video circulating on social media captured a violent clash between two groups in South Mumbairsquos Nagpada area late Thursday night leaving several people injured and triggering a heavy police deploymentAuthorities said one person remains in critical condition once again highlighting security concerns in the densely populated localityA fight broke out between two groups in the Nagpada area of Mumbai last night Five to six people were seriously injured in the incident and one person is reported to be in critical condition The Police have so far detained thirteen people in connection with the incident and are questioning them further The Mumbai Police have registered a case under relevant Sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and are conducting further investigations Mumbai Police told ANIMumbai Police says A fight broke out between two groups in the Nagpada area of Mumbai last night Five to six people were seriously injured in the incident and one person is reported to be in critical condition The Police have so far detained 13 people in connection withhellipmdash ANI ANI January 30 2026Clash between rival party workers in Bhiwandi leaves six injured two cops hurtEarlier this month six people including two police personnel were injured in a clash between workers of two rival parties in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtrarsquos Thane district officials saidActivists of the Konark Vikas Aghadi KVA a local political outfit allegedly hurled stones and ransacked the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP office during the violence late on Sunday night forcing police to resort to a lathicharge to restore order they saidThe violence broke out at Shivaji Chowk between KVA and BJP activists apparently triggered by tensions following the recently concluded Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation electionsVideos circulating on social media showed people throwing stones as police intervened to disperse the crowdldquoIt was a murderous attack on BJP activists at the party office by our rivals They even attempted to raid my residence unsuccessfullyrdquo local BJP MLA Mahesh Chowgule alleged PTI reportedHe further claimed that some people manhandled police personnel during the incidentHowever KVA functionary Vilas Patil dismissed the allegations asserting that BJP activists had initiated the violence and that KVA members were the victimsDeputy Commissioner of Police ZoneII Shashikant Borate said six individuals mdash including a police officer a constable and four political workers two from each side mdash sustained injuries and were undergoing treatment at a local hospital PTI reportedPolice resorted to a lathi charge to disperse the rioters he saidThe situation is currently under control and heavy security has been deployed in the area to prevent further escalation an official from the Thane city police control room saidThe Nizampura police are in the process of registering a case in connection with the incident officials addedIn the January 15 elections to the 90member Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation the Congress secured 30 seats followed by the BJP with 22 The KVA won four seatsThe Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawarrsquos NCP SP bagged 12 seats each the Samajwadi Party won six seats the Bhiwandi Vikas Aghadi Ekta Manch secured three seats while one seat went to an independent candidate