MUMBAI: A man was forced to eat garbage and assaulted by two persons at Jogeshwari (E) recently, following a dispute. A video of the incident has gone viral over social media. Crime branch arrested one person and handed him over to Meghwadi police.
Police said Tanveer Shaikh and accused, Fahim Shaikh and Abdul Khalid Shaikh, had previous enmity and had clashed earlier.
On July 21, at Aman Chowk, the accused allegedly plonked Tanveer in the middle of a garbage heap and forced him to eat trash. They assaulted him with an iron rod and shot a video of him eating trash. A local reporter got hold of the video and tweeted it on July 29, tagging Mumbai Police, who sought details.
“We had registered a case of attempt to commit murder the same day but the video has only surfaced now. Investigations are on,” said senior inspector Sanjeev Pimple, Meghwadi police.
Abdul has a criminal history. He has 11 cases at Meghwadi police station and five with Government Railway Police. He was arrested but his associate is on the run.
