MNS men attack N Indian paani puri vendors in city

Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) attacked several paani puri vendors across Mumbai and Thane on Thursday evening, a day after it was reported that a vendor in Thane appeared to be urinating into a jug kept on his handcart. The video had been captured with a hidden camera by a Thane resident.
Reigniting their agitation against North Indians, the MNS men attacked bhelpuri and paani puri vendors, who are mostly migrants from UP and Bihar, across areas including Fort, Colaba, Malad, Kandivli and Thane. While police patrolling was stepped up in these areas, no formal complaint was registered until Thursday evening.
At Bora Bazaar Street in Fort, known to be a haunt for street food, a group vandalised some of the most popular stalls. Dharamraj Yadav (30) was serving bhelpuri to his regular clients when he saw 20 men walking “violently” towards the stall. “I have been serving food here for over a decade and this stall is the most popular as it was started by my grandfather. We have a goodwill here. These men walked straight towards my stall, pushed my clients and started throwing my utensils and the food on the ground,” he said, adding, “One of them, who looked like their leader, yelled loudly asking who the owner of the stall is. Some of my clients pushed me away to safety. They waited for some time and then went ahead to attack other stalls.”