Mumbai: Special Court Sentences Chembur Man To 6 Months’ Rigorous Imprisonment For Casteist Slurs, Derogatory Remarks Against Ambedkar
Mumbai, August 19, 2026: The special court has sentenced Chembur resident Shakil Shaikh, 32, to six months of rigorous imprisonment over derogatory remarks against Dr B R Ambedkar and hurling casteist slurs at advocate Vinod Satpute during a scuffle in a society in Chembur. Incident In Chembur According to the prosecution, on October 13, 2016, at around 9 pm, Satpute had parked his four-wheeler…
Mumbai, August 19, 2026 - A Chembur man, Shakil Shaikh, has been sentenced to six months in rigorous imprisonment by a special court for making casteist remarks and derogatory comments about Dr. B R Ambedkar during an altercation in October 2016. According to the prosecution, on October 13, 2016, at around 9 pm, Shaikh confronted advocate Vinod Satpute after he parked his vehicle near RNA Colony in Vashinaka, Chembur.
Shaikh allegedly hurled caste-based abuses and made offensive remarks about Dr. Ambedkar when Satpute refused to withdraw a police complaint filed against him and his brother. Despite the defense arguing false implication based on personal enmity and lack of independent witnesses or CCTV footage, the court accepted the testimonies of Shaikh and his brother, who were consistent and supported by the spot panchnama.
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