BEND IT LIKE AJAY DEVGN: TRADER BREAKS MBMC officer’s finger during demolition drive

The finger-bending scene from Rohit Shetty's blockbuster comedy ‘Golmaal’ played out in real life during a demolition drive in the Shanti Nagar area of Mira Road recently. Irate over the ongoing removal of illegal extensions and confiscation of his wares kept on the pavement by the anti-encroachment squad attached to ward number five of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal, a shopkeeper who has been identified as Siddhant Kamal

A heated exchange of words took a violent turn after Jain did the same to on-duty ward officer Narendra Chavhan (48) who had apparently pointed at him during the altercation. Hurling abuses at the civic personnel, Jain caught hold of Chavhan’s finger and bent it awkwardly, leaving the terrified officer screaming in pain and a fracture

Jain (33), aped Ajay Devgn, whose character Gopal in the movie breaks the index finger of every person who points it at him.

A heated exchange of words took a violent turn after Jain did the same to onduty ward officer Narendra Chavhan (48) who had apparently pointed at him during the altercation. Hurling abuses at the civic personnel, Jain caught hold of Chavhan’s finger and bent it awkwardly, leaving the terrified officer screaming in pain and a fracture.

Based on Chavhan’s complaint, the Naya Nagar police registered a case under sections 333 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Almost a week after the incident, the accused was finally taken into custody on Saturday. Further investigations were on.