Overview
- A confrontation near Viviana Mall/Jupiter Hospital on Tuesday evening was filmed and the clip shows a cab driver allegedly attacking a senior citizen and picking up a stone, leaving the man with a fractured leg.
- The victim has been identified as Saroj Dastur, about 75 years old, and the accused has been named in reports as Nishant Dhar Shukla.
- The video spread rapidly online and local Shiv Sena activists from rival factions tracked down the accused, reportedly beat him and then handed him to Vartak Nagar police.
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde instructed police to examine invoking attempt‑to‑murder provisions and authorities say the accused has been taken into custody while statements and evidence are being recorded.
- The case has stoked wider debate over civic behaviour, app‑driver vetting and the role of party workers in enforcement as investigators work to formalize charges and medical and witness records.