Overview
- Qureshi, the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) nominee for Ward 92, was attacked in Sant/Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Bandra East, during door-to-door canvassing around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
- He was taken to a Bandra hospital, underwent surgery, received 54–56 stitches, and is reported out of danger with no vital organs damaged.
- Kherwadi police registered an attempt-to-murder FIR and formed multiple teams, including crime-branch units, to identify the attacker using CCTV and field inquiries.
- No arrests have been made; Qureshi told police he did not see the assailant, and narrow lanes with limited direct camera coverage complicate the probe.
- Investigators are examining political rivalry, personal enmity, and other possible motives, as authorities bolster deployments in the area ahead of polling on Jan. 15 with counting on Jan. 16.