Singer Sonu Nigam manhandled by Shiv Sena extremists at music festival
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Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam was spotted at the Mumbai Airport Tuesday morning, hours after he and his team was mishandled by a bunch of Hindu extremists of Shiv Sena, who wanted a selfie with him without his permission.
On being asked by the paparazzi about his well-being, Sonu simply said, “all okay” and blew a few kisses before heading out of Mumbai. He was accompanied by an elderly man as he walked towards the airport gate to catch his flight.
A paparazzo shared a video of Sonu Nigam from the airport on Tuesday. He was in a camouflage sweatshirt and track pants. He didn't talk about the incident and simply said “all okay” in response to all queries made by the paparazzi.
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Late Monday night, Sonu was reportedly pushed and his team member Rabbani was thrown from the stairs as they were getting down from the stage at a music festival in Chembur. They were allegedly forcing him to pose for selfies. One of them has been booked though no arrests have been made in the case.
It is believed one of the accused is the son of a local member of parliament.
Following the incident, Sonu lodged a complaint at the Chembur police station, prompting police to file a case. He told the reporters after filing the complaint, “After the concert, I was coming down from stage when a man held me. Then he pushed Hari & Rabbani who came to save me. Then I fell on steps. Rabbani could have died today if there were some iron rods lying down. He was pushed in such a way... you could see in the video...Even I was about to fall.”
#SonuNigam attacked by Uddhav Thackeray MLA Prakash Phaterpekar son and his goons in music event at Chembur. Sonu has been taken to the hospital nearby. pic.twitter.com/ERjIC96Ytv
— Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) February 20, 2023
Sonu made it clear in his statement that he lodged the complaint to raise awareness among common people. He said, "I filed a complaint so that people should think about the consequences when they try to get a selfie or pictures forcefully, there was a commotion, dhakka mukki, arrogance...."
After Sonu's complaint, a case has been registered under IPC sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), the police said.
Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phaterpekar's son Swapnil was identified as one of the accused involved in attack on Sonu Nigam and his team in Mumbai.
Swapnil's sister Suprada apologised to the singer and tweeted, "My brother was trying to take a selfie with [Nigam]. Due to the rush & furore, there was a commotion that ensued...Nigam is unhurt."
As organiser of the Chembur festival, I wish to shed light on some facts about the unfortunate incident that occurred at the end of Chembur Festival 2023.
— Suprada Phaterpekar (@suprada17) February 20, 2023
While Shri Sonu Nigam was being hurriedly ushered off the stage after delivering his performance ( 1/3 )
my brother was trying to take a selfie with him. Due to the rush & furore, there was a commotion that ensued. The person who fell was taken to Zen hospital & was discharged after examination ( 2/3 )
— Suprada Phaterpekar (@suprada17) February 20, 2023
Shri Sonu Nigam is unhurt. On behalf of the organisation team, we have officially apologised to Sonu sir & his team for the unpleasant incident.
— Suprada Phaterpekar (@suprada17) February 20, 2023
Please donot believe any baseless rumours and those who are trying to politicize the matter. ( 3/3 )