Fans flood Kandivli to celebrate RCB’s first IPL win on Tuesday night, but a single constable’s swift action quickly brought order to the madness. The IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. For the first time in 18 years,
Constable Jaywant Rane parks his bike in the middle of the crowd to control the situation. Pics/Shirish Vaktania
The IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. For the first time in 18 years, RCB lifted the title — triggering wild celebrations across the country. In Mumbai, jubilant fans gathered in Kandivli’s Mahavir Nagar area around 11.30 pm to celebrate the historic win. The crowd, largely made up of bikers shouting slogans for RCB and Virat Kohli, completely blocked the road.
Constable (in helmet) arrives at the celebration site in Kandivli following complaints of road blockage
Amid the chaos, a 52-year-old beat constable, Jaywant Rane, attached to the Kandivli police station, rushed to the scene and cleared the jam within two minutes. Rane rode straight into the crowd on his bike, parked it in the middle of the road, and used his stick to control the situation — not to harm, but to scare. Within minutes, fans scattered, and the road was cleared.
Constable uses his stick to disperse the crowd without causing harm
“The crowd was massive,” Rane told mid-day. “One biker had a modified silencer creating noise, someone else was doing fire stunts, another was carrying a speaker playing loud music, and one man was even holding a Champion’s Trophy. The whole road was jammed. My first priority was to clear the traffic. I used my stick to scare them, not hurt them. Within two minutes, the road was free.”
Fans celebrating RCB’s win in Kandivli late Tuesday night
He also instructed nearby shopkeepers to shut down temporarily to prevent the crowd from regathering. mid-day captured the entire incident on video. The celebration had intensified after RCB’s win was sealed around 11.15 pm. Adding to the frenzy, a biker revving a modified silencer and a man performing a fire stunt drew even more spectators.
Jaywant Rane, beat constable
“We received a complaint through the control room about the nuisance,” Rane said. “I informed my seniors and reached the spot immediately. Later, my team arrived and helped disperse the rest. I also requested the youths to shift their celebration to the nearby ground. It was my duty to help citizens, and I was just doing my job.”
Javed Ghanchi, who runs a clothing stall called the “Golden Truck” in the area, had alerted the police. “During the India vs Pakistan match, a similar crowd had blocked the road, and an ambulance carrying a critically ill woman got stuck. On Tuesday, when I saw the crowd forming again, I quickly informed the control room and the Kandivli police and the police control room. One constable came and managed everything alone. I am thankful to him for helping the citizens.”
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