A food bill dispute turned Govandi into a battleground as two rival groups attacked each other in separate incidents. Holding a grudge from an earlier argument at a Chembur eatery, members of both groups clashed again in the early hours of November 12, resulting in two criminal cases at the Govandi police station.

Rampage and robbery

In the first incident, one group went on a rampage in the Ashok Nagar area, vandalising several vehicles. They also assaulted a local youth and allegedly robbed him. Police booked four Chembur residents — Prathamesh Chabuksvar, Suraj Veer, Kunal Walunj, and Avinash Maske — in connection with the robbery and vandalism.