Sonu Nigam assaulted by Uddhav Thackeray’s MLA's son at a Mumbai event

New Delhi: The son of an MLA from Uddhav Thackery’s party allegedly assaulted singer Sonu Nigam at an event in Mumbai on Monday night.

A colleague of Nigam was injured during an alleged brawl over taking a selfie with the latter.

The incident took place around 11 pm when Nigam was in suburban Chembur to attend a music festival, a police official said.

While leaving the venue, a group of fans approached the singer for a selfie when his two colleagues intervened, he said.

A video of the incident later surfaced on social media platforms.

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Talking to reporters, Nigam said, “​​After the concert, I was coming down from stage when a man Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar held me. Then he pushed Hari & Rabbani who came to save me. I filed a complaint so that people should think about forcefully taking selfies and causing scuffle.”

Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar is the son of Uddhav Thackeray's MLA Prakash Phaterpekar.