Woman confronts trio for kicking kitten, thrashed

Vijay Mohanani of Ekta World says Gamdevi police officers dithered over FIR and didn’t find out about Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

A most sensible builder’s mom and her neighbour, each animal rights activists, have been crushed up by means of 3 males on Pedder Road on Thursday evening after the girl confronted the trio for kicking a kitten.

Maya Mohanani, 65, whose son Vijay Mohanani heads construction main Ekta World, sustained simplest minor accidents, but her neighbour Geeten Dudhani fractured his wrist and will go through a surgical operation as of late.

Though the assailants controlled to escape when Vijay Mohanani rushed down from his apartment in Vimla Mahal after his mom referred to as him, he controlled to click on an image of one of the crucial accused and also snatched his phone away.

The Gamdevi police have shared the picture with different police stations in the town and are also checking the seized mobile phone for imaginable clues to the identities of the accused.

Clockwise from above left Maya Mohanani and Geeten Dudhani who have been assaulted; Maya Mohanani’s son builder Vijay Mohanani controlled to click on an image of one of the crucial 3 assailants prior to they controlled to run away. Police say investigation underneath method

Feeding cats and dogs is a perennial flashpoint in Mumbai between animal lovers and those who see strays as a nuisance. A 32-year old lady, who fed stray dogs in Vikhroli, was abused by means of an auto driver on September 25 remaining 12 months. A case was registered on the Vikhroli police station and the accused was arrested. Earlier this month, the same lady was attacked and molested by means of 3 males at a construction website, where she was feeding dogs.


In October 2017, two sisters have been crushed up by means of participants of their housing society in Dindoshi for feeding stray dogs. The police arrested 3 residents for molesting and assaulting the ladies.

More not too long ago, two participants of a housing society in Kandivali have been fined Rs three.five lakh by means of their housing society -- Nisarg Heaven Co-operative Housing Society -- for feeding stray dogs. During an annual basic body meeting held in May remaining 12 months, participants of the housing society had determined to levy the high-quality to curb what they described as “stray canine menace.”

Vijay Mohanani advised Mumbai Mirror that he and his mom are a part of a group referred to as Bombay Animal Rights that feeds strays across the town. He said overdue on Thursday evening, his mom spotted a person kicking a kitten. When she objected, the man started arguing along with her and driven her. “Our neighbor Geeten Dudhani, who witnessed this, attempted to interfere. This is when two extra males joined the first one and assaulted Dudhani,” Mohanani said.

When Mohanani rushed downstairs after receiving a decision from his mom, the assailants attempted to escape. Mohanani gave chase and controlled to seize certainly one of them. In the following scuffle he controlled to take the man’s phone away and click his picture. “All this took place between eight.30 pm and 9 pm. Pedder Road is stuffed with automobiles and pedestrians around this time. But nobody stepped forward to lend a hand my mother and Geetenbhai,” he said.

Mohanani said that not simplest did the police arrive an hour once they have been intimated about the conflict, the officer-in-charge initially kept insisting on registering a non-cognisable offence. “The police officers additionally had no thought about the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,” Mohanani said.

Sub-inspector Amit Shirvadkar, who's investigating the case, said: “The incident took place just a day ago. We are checking CCTV pictures from cameras in the space.”