Thane: Two groups in SUVs clash on Badlapur-Ambernath road; watch video

The officials said that at least four persons appeared to have been injured after two groups driving in SUVs clashed on BadlapurAmbernath road in the district on Tuesday eveningThe video of the incident in which a black SUV is seen dashing and going past a white SUV reversing and then hitting it headon went viral on social media An official of Ambernath police told PTI that no case had been registered till late at nightTrigger warning Graphic details shown in the videoA viralvideo from Ambarnath showing an SUV ramming into another vehicle sparked concerns over reckless driving However police investigations revealed the incident stemmed from a familydispute with the driverhellip pictwittercomWG51PvbisMmdash Mid Day mid_day August 21 2024The incident on the BadlapurAmbernath road was said to be a result of enmity between two groupsPolice investigations have revealed that the incident was the result of a family dispute with the driver deliberately targeting his familys vehicle in a fit of angerThe motorist identified as Satish Sharma deliberately drove his vehicle into oncoming traffic causing a collision with a family vehicle carrying his father Bindeshwar Sharma and other family membersSatishs father Bindeshwar was taking his daughterinlaw grandson and other family members to his residence in Colaba in his car However an angry Satish chased the family vehicle and rammed his car into theirs on the state highway said policeThe incident was captured on camera and went viral on social media prompting rumours that one of the Badlapur demonstrators may have been involved However a police inquiry discovered that Satishs wife and family members were furious with him so he rammed his fathers vehicle from behind In the incident two pedestrians and two motorcycle ridersOm Chavan and Harsh Belekarwere injured The injured were taken to a neighbouring hospital for treatment The police have filed a case against Satish SharmaIn another incident the rail roko protest at Badlapur station in Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school caused the diversion of 15 outstation trains and suspension of local train services on the AmbernathKarjat section for ten hours leaving thousands of passengers stranded reported PTIThe resumption of services was allowed in the night after the Central Railway operated a light engine between Ambernath and Vangni stations to ensure track safety in view of the eviction of protesters by the policeThe first suburban train reached Badlapur station at 805 PM almost 10 hours after the services were suspended said Swapnil Nila chief public relations officer of Central Railway reported PTI After a gap of several hours the first local train for Badlapur departed from CSMT in south Mumbai at around 7 pm reported PTIThousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station over the alleged sexual assault of two fouryearold girls by the school sweeper in the washroom leading to massive disruption of local train services and diversion of some longdistance trains reported PTIThe Railway sought the requisition of 100 extra buses from state and civic transport bodies for commuters between Kalyan and Karjat and received 55 buses Nila saidWith inputs from PTI