A 23-year-old criminal, externed by Bhandup cops from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, returned and assaulted a labourer on Sunday night. Atish Kadam, along with his brother and friend, has been booked by the Bhandup police on Monday, all the accused are absconding.

Kadam, a resident of Tembhi Pada has been booked by Bhandup police station for four offences of an attempt to murder and assault. On January 14, the cops had paraded Atish across Bhandup announcing his externment for two years. The modus of the Bhandup cops had become the talk of the town.