Man killed after intervening in group clash in Virar, residents protest at police station

A 29-year-old man was killed in Virar in Palghar district when he intervened to stop a fight between two groups during a garba event, a police official said on Thursday.

Vaijnath Sharma was returning to his home in Sahakar Nagar on Wednesday when he saw two groups fight at a garba venue and asked them to stop, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramchandra Deshmukh said.

''He was assaulted by both groups and and died after being rushed to a nearby hospital. The process of registering a case is underway,'' he added.

Kin and other associates of the deceased as well as local businessmen protested at the local police station seeking immediate arrest of those involved.

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