All he had on his mind was rushing his ill brother to hospital, for which he rode three up on a bike out of desperation. But, that landed him in trouble, and later, in hospital, too. The Colaba resident was allegedly stopped by traffic policemen on the intervening night of September 23 and 24 and assaulted along with his ailing brother.

He has also alleged the assault has affected his hearing. The incident happened on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday when Jagannath Dhanu, 31, a local cable operator, was riding a bike with his brother Jainath, 29, sitting behind him and a friend behind Jainath to ensure he didn't fall off the two-wheeler. The trio was headed to St George Hospital around 1 am.