17 October,2010 08:09 AM IST | | Ketan Ranga
Nazir Shaikh died on Friday night after a beer bottle was smashed on his head by a group of men at a Khar pub
Last week saw yet another case of a pub brawl, but this time it has resulted in the death of 22 year-old man, Nazir Sheikh.
On the night of October 10, two groups of young men were embroiled in a fight at Madness, a discotheque located at Ramee International Hotel in Khar. The fight broke out after one of the men in the group allegedly pushed a girl, who was at the discotheque with another group.
A verbal fight quickly led to a punching match, and a beer bottle was smashed on the Shaikh's head. While three people, including a bouncer were injured, Shaikh succumbed to his injuries on Friday night.
This is only one in a string of similar cases. Earlier, celebrity DJ Aqeel was allegedly beaten at a pub at Worli's Atria mall, which he co-owns. In another instance in May this year, Lalit Modi's son Ruchir was allegedly involved in an incident at a premier lounge bar in Colaba where some unidentified guests threw alcohol at him.
An investigating officer from Khar police station said, "The fight was between a group of men from Khar and another set from Dharavi. None of the men are from affluent families, and some have are previous law offenders.
They were drunk, and after a verbal altercation over a girl, they got into a physical fight. When the bouncer intervened, he was beaten up too."
Police inspector Baburao Mokerkar said, "One accused has been arrested, while the other two are wanted."
