Overview
- Byculla police arrested Khalid Khan, his son Umarshad and Shoaib Khan, who were remanded after Monday’s court hearing to judicial custody until May 2.
- The clash began Saturday night after water from Yusuf Khan’s car splashed Shoaib Khan, who allegedly abused him and smashed the windshield with a bamboo stick.
- Police say a group then attacked Yusuf Khan and his relatives with bamboo sticks and a baseball bat as they headed to the station, leaving Salman with a fractured hand and Zaki Ahmed badly hurt at JJ Hospital.
- Officers cite CCTV footage, eyewitness statements and the recovery of sticks and a bat to back charges filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code.
- Umarshad filed a counter-complaint that prompted an FIR against the driver, and a court is set to hear bail pleas on Wednesday as the search for Shehbaz Pathan continues.