Satyaprakash Upadhyaya was part of group celebrating the festival by spraying water on each other in Varap village, which led to a dispute with Krishna Singh, Surabh Chanda and Manish Singh, Kalyan Taluka police station senior inspector Suresh Kadam said

The 1000-square-metre playground, originally designated for sports, had been repeatedly rented out by the civic body officials for various events. In response to the incident, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (DMC) Sameer Bhumkar told mid-day that from April 1, all playgrounds would be reserved exclusively for sports activities