Noted singer Sonu Nigam was pushed and two of his colleagues were beaten up by an MLA’s son during an altercation over taking a selfie with the singer at a music event in Mumbai, police informed on Tuesday.
A Nigam’s colleague was injured in the incident, which took place at the Chembur gymnasium on Monday night after the singer’s live performance, an official said. A video of the incident later went viral on social media platforms. Based on a complaint filed by the corporation, the Chembur police registered an FIR under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 337 (cause) of the Indian Penal Code against Swapnil Phatarpekar, son of local Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phatarpekar. harmed by acts endangering the life or personal safety of others), the official said.
