A case of rioting and assault against a police team has been registered involving 20 people, including the owner and employees of a restaurant in Maharashtra's Thane city. The incident, which unfolded shortly after midnight on January 5, has led to the booking of several individuals, including the restaurant's owner, for obstructing a police inspection and assaulting law enforcement officers.

According to police, a team had been dispatched to the Skyline restaurant in the Upvan area of Thane on the orders of senior officers for a routine inspection. However, the situation escalated when the restaurant owner and his staff resisted the police entry. The altercation quickly turned violent, leading to a police officer being struck with a microphone rod, causing injuries to his chest. Other officers were assaulted with slaps and punches, and one officer's mobile phone was also forcibly taken by the assailants, the police official stated.