The Malvani police have registered two FIRs against Bharatiya Janata Party, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers after they blocked the road for more than two hours during a protest over a ground named after Tipu Sultan. The ground was inaugurated on Wednesday by Mumbai Guardian Minister and local Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh.

The protesters blocked Marve road for over two hours, leading to a traffic snarl. The protesters also forcibly took out keys of trucks and BEST buses, punctured tyres of police vehicles. The officers said the first FIR was registered for flouting Covid-19 norms, while the second FIR is registered against six workers for creating chaos, due to which, a loaded magazine from the pistol of a police officer dropped and bullets went missing.