Actor Ayesha Takia has alleged that her family was “brutally bullied” by local goons in Goa after her husband, Abu Farhan Azmi, was booked for an altercation at Candolim village in North Goa.
The Goa police on Tuesday registered a case against Azmi, son of Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi, and others on charges of involvement in a public scuffle and disturbing peace.
In a series of posts on Instagram Stories, Takia stated that it was her husband who had dialled 100 for police assistance but was instead named in a complaint.
“It was a night of horror for our family up until this morning… Just saw this post and need to share. I will share more in due time… My husband and son were brutally bullied and scared for their life as local Goan goons mobbed, threatened, and tormented them for hours… They even badly roughed up the police who were called by my husband to protect our son and him,” she wrote.
Takia also claimed that her family was targeted for being from Maharashtra. “The hatred for Maharashtra has reached unbelievable heights in Goa… as they repeatedly cursed Farhan and my son for being from Maharashtra and having a big car. The police in turn, have filed a complaint against Farhan when he was the one in fact who dialled 100 for help against the large crowd of almost 150 people,” she added.
She further stated that the family has “video proof and evidence,” including CCTV footage, which they intend to present to the relevant authorities. “We are cooperating with the law enforcement agencies, and we believe in justice of the system and our Indian courts,” she said.
According to the Goa police, their control room received a call at 11.12 pm on Monday, reporting a fight at a supermarket in Candolim. Calangute police inspector Paresh Naik stated that during the altercation, Abu Farhan Azmi reportedly informed the rival group that he had a licensed firearm in his possession.
Police officers who arrived at the scene were informed that a scuffle had taken place between two groups, including Azmi’s, over a petty matter.
A case has been registered against Abu Farhan Azmi, Zeon Fernandes, Joseph Fernandes, Sham, and others under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police officials confirmed.
