The incident took place during a protest by residents over alleged unresolved electricity supply issues in one of Malegaon’s wards. The demonstration was led by Lukman Kamal, president of the Malegaon Lok Sangharsh Samiti

Rahul Gandhi condemned police action against Youth Congress activists in the “shirtless protest,” calling it anti-democratic and likening it to North Korea. Eleven activists, including Uday Bhanu Chib, were arrested