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Karan Aujla Pays Mumbai Auto Drivers’ Fines as India Tour Draws Praise and New Safety Complaints

After a record-sized Delhi opener, viral goodwill from Mumbai contrasts with renewed complaints about event management that could shadow the tour’s next stops.

Overview

  • In Mumbai, videos show Aujla instructing his team to clear an autorickshaw driver’s ₹17,000 in pending fines and contributing ₹5,000 for another, earning widespread praise from onlookers and fans.
  • The Mumbai Holi show at MMRDA Grounds went ahead on March 3, but attendees online alleged poor crowd management, scant water, long queues and a near stampede-like crush in VIP areas under afternoon heat.
  • The India leg opened on February 28 in Delhi with roughly 72,000–75,000 attendees, high-production staging with a zipline traverse and pop-up lift, and an opening set by DJ Chetas.
  • Post-Delhi, social clips documented fights, wristband and ticket theft at entry booths, and vendors selling bottled water for ₹100 outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
  • The 11-city run is scheduled to continue with Ahmedabad on March 7 before Chandigarh, Indore, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow and Ludhiana, with organisers yet to publicly address the crowd-control complaints.