Mother, daughter booked for assaulting traffic cop at Malad

MUMBAI: After being hauled up for traffic violations, a mother-daughter duo got into an altercation with a traffic cop at Malad and allegedly assaulted a woman officer from the Nirbhaya Squad who was trying to broker peace. A video clip of the incident has gone viral. The accused, who have been booked for assaulting a public servant, are not traceable, police said.
The incident occurred near Patel Shopping Centre at Malad West on Tuesday evening. Shivani Kediya and her mother, Lakshmi, both residents of Malad, had allegedly double parked their vehicle which sported illegal tinted glasses on its windows.
Narendra Shinde, senior inspector of Malad traffic chowky, noticed the violation, and asked his personnel to take action.
“Kediya was furious when asked to step out of the vehicle,” said senior inspector D Ligade of Malad police.
Inspector Rital Parule from the Nirbhaya Squad tried to intervene but Kediya pushed her away. Lakshmi also grabbed Parule by the shoulder, the video showed.