‘Mumbai Police kicked my wife’: Stand-up comedian Raunaq Rajani alleges assault during student protest

Raunaq Rajani (Pic/X)

Days after being detained during the student protests in Mumbai, comedian Raunaq Rajani has made serious allegations against the police. He claimed that his wife sustained a rib fracture during the crackdown and shared videos of the incident, saying the couple has approached the police to register an FIR.

Raunaq Rajani reveals his wife endured a fracture during protest

Raunaq shared a video of the incident and said, "Hi, my wife's rib has been fractured because of the protests in Mumbai. It was fractured by a policeman. On July 22, 2026, my wife and I were detained by the cops while they were illegally rounding up people at the Shivaji Park protest. You might have seen pictures of both of us in the police van. They shoved us in with brute force. I ended up with a sprain in my neck. She ended up with pain in her ribs."

"We didn't make a big deal out of it because, honestly, people have been through so much worse in terms of police brutality in the last week that we thought, ‘Fine, this is what it is.' We went away to Delhi the next day. She came back, but the pain was not reducing. So we went to a doctor, who said she should get an X-ray, and it revealed that she had a fracture," Raunaq added.

The comedian then shared several clips, claiming they documented the sequence of events.

"So it starts with this kid getting detained, and both of us were telling the cops that they did not have the right to do so. Now, he's trying to get to me. While we are out here filming the cops carrying out this shameful, illegal activity, keep an eye on the man in the khaki uniform coming towards me. So this is how he got me down."

Raunaq Rajani on seeking the filing of an FIR

Rajani alleged that the injury occurred after they were inside the police bus.

"So, as you probably heard, a lady cop even said... but this man in red clothes came back, and now see how he shoves my wife. Now, the same cop who pinned me to the ground, the one in khaki, enters. Now, watch this exact moment from inside the bus, and you will see how the man in khaki kicked my wife in the rib."

He also said he had tried to shield his wife during the incident. However, he alleged that the policeman kicked his wife and separated their hands. He added that the couple has already approached Shivaji Park Police Station and is waiting for senior officers so they can formally register an FIR.

To note, apart from Raunaq, celebrities like Abish Mathew and Ayesha Khan were also detained.