A Thane court has acquitted 21 persons in a 2008 rioting and assault case, in which several police personnel were injured and their vehicles damaged. The incident took place on August 25 that year during Dahi Handi festivities at Tembhi Naka and Tower Naka.

The incident

The Jai Jawan Govinda Group (Jogeshwari) and the Mazgaon Govinda Group clashed over some issue, leading to stones and bottles being thrown, prompting a team under Police Inspector Ramdas Rathod to intervene. However, the groups then attacked the police team, leading to injuries to cops and their vehicles vandalised.