Mira-Bhayandar: A water meter reader hired on contractual basis by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) was brutally assaulted by a user for asking for keys of the meter box in Bhayandar.
About The Case
The incident was reported from the Cross-Garden area of Bhayandar (west) on Saturday when the meter reader identified as Prafful Patil (29) had gone to Anand Apartments to note down the consumed units. As the meter box was locked, Patil requested keys from the society chairman when the accused Govind Shreshti arrived on the spot and picked up a quarrel with him.
The war of words took a violent turn when Govind started assaulting Patil with his metal wrist bracelet. While Patil who suffered serious injuries to his left eye was admitted to a hospital, an offence under sections 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of his duties) and 118 (for voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) was registered at the Bhayandar police station against Govind who is yet to be arrested. Further investigations were on.
