Sonu Nigam files complaint after being assaulted by Shiv Sena MLA's son; 'Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar held me'

After filing the complaint, Sonu Nigam interacted with the media outside the Police station and named Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar as the attacker

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Veteran Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam late Monday night was assaulted during a live concert in Chembur, Mumbai allegedly by Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son. As per reports, a scuffle broke out between Prakash Phaterpekar’s son and nephew and the bodyguards of the singer who wanted to take a selfie with the veteran singer. After the incident, the Sonu Nigam Chembur fight video started getting viral, in which the singer was seen manhandled and pushed. After the incident, Sonu Nigam was rushed to a hospital. If reports are believed then Sonu is safe, but his guru Ghulam Mustafa Khan’s son and his close aid Rabbani Khan and his bodyguard have sustained some injuries. They are currently being treated at the hospital. Following this, the veteran singer headed straight to the Police station and lodged a complaint against Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar.

After filing the complaint, Sonu Nigam interacted with the media outside the Police station and said, "After the concert, I was coming down from stage when a man Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar held me. Then he pushed Hari and Rabbani who came to save me. Then I fell on the steps. I filed a complaint so that people should think about forcefully taking selfies and causing scuffle."

Hemrajsingh Rajput, DCP, Zone 6 was quoted by a newswire who said, "After live concert, Sonu Nigam was coming down from stage when a man held him. After objection, he pushed Sonu Nigam and two other men with him from the steps, and one of those two men sustained injuries. The accused's name is Swapnil Phaterpekar"

"As per interaction with Sonu Nigam, incident didn't seem to be intentional, it was done by a single person. The volunteers then controlled the situation. Only one name in FIR. It's just a case where the singer was held by accused maybe due to intention of having photo," added Hemrajsingh Rajput.

As per reports, Sonu Nigam was in Chembur to attend an event organised by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Prakash Phaterpekar. While he was walking down the stage, some people allegedly rushed in to take selfies with the singer. , Sonu Nigam's team has claimed that Phaterpekar's son misbehaved with the singer's manager and asked them to leave the stage.

"When Sonu Nigam was coming down from the stage after performing, the MLA's son first pushed Sonu Nigam's bodyguard Hari and then pushed Sonu. Rabbani Khan, son of Sonu Nigam's maestro, was also present at this event. He fell down from the stage in the scuffle. He suffered many injuries and was immediately taken to Zen Hospital in Chembur. Sonu Nigam is shaken by this whole incident. He has not suffered any kind of injury. Rabbani's treatment is going on," they said.

Sonu Nigam assaulted at live concert in Chembur by Shiv Sena MLA's son & others; hospitalized


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