According to the Andheri police, on February 13, the accused party workers were forcing shopkeepers to shut their shops in JB Nagar, Andheri, in protest against Raj Thackeray’s arrest. During the protest, a social activist from AGNI, James John, started clicking their photographs from his mobile which agitated the party workers.

“On seeing John capturing their actions in his camera, the five party workers started chasing him. Though John tried to escape, he was caught and assaulted by them. He got severe injuries on his ribs. John then approached the Andheri police station and lodged a complaint against the five men,” said Senior Police Inspector Pradeep Suryavanshi of Andheri police station.