Sonu Nigam Attacked: An incident of heckling and assault took place last night with famous singer of Bollywood industry Sonu Nigam and his team. During this, Sonu’s mentor Ghulam Mustafa Khan’s son and his close friend Rabbani Khan and his bodyguard also suffered injuries. After this incident, Sonu Nigam has filed a case against Swapnil Futterpekar, son of MLA Prakash Futterpekar at Chembur Police Station. Now the statement of Swapnil’s sister Suprada Futterpekar has come to the fore on this incident with Sonu Nigam.
Swapnil Futterpekar tweeted
Suprada Futterpekar tweeted, ‘As the organizer of the Chembur Festival, I would like to highlight some of the facts of the unfortunate incident that took place at the end of the Chembur Festival 2023. Sonu Nigam was being hurriedly taken from the stage after the performance. My brother was trying to take selfie with him. Due to commotion and commotion there was a stampede, the person who had fallen was taken to Zen Hospital and was discharged after treatment.
As organizer of the Chembur festival, I wish to shed light on some facts about the unfortunate incident that occurred at the end of Chembur Festival 2023.
While Shri Sonu Nigam was being hurriedly ushered off the stage after delivering his performance ( 1/3 )
Suprada Phaterpekar (@suprada17) February 20, 2023
We have apologized to Sonu Nigam
He further wrote, ‘Sonu Nigam is healthy. On behalf of the organization team, we have officially apologized to Sonu sir and his team for this untoward incident. Please do not believe any baseless rumourers and those trying to politicize the incident.
‘It was just a fan moment’
At the same time, in a conversation with ANI, Suprada Futterpekar said, ‘My brother wanted to click selfie with Sonu Nigam and when he was doing so, there was a dispute between him and Sonu Nigam’s bodyguards. It was just a fan moment gone wrong. We have also apologized to Sonu Nigam.
My brother wanted to click a selfie with Sonu Nigam, & when he was doing so, there was a dispute b/w him & Sonu Nigam’s bodyguard. It was just a fan moment gone wrong. We later apologized to Sonu Nigam as well: Suprada Phaterpekar, sister of Swapnil Phaterpekar https://t.co/aMmqHN83lK pic.twitter.com/7UccAo6VbO
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2023
During the dispute, a person fell from the stage. We took him to the hospital and after that Sonu Nigam went to the police. There is nothing to politicize in this. It has nothing to do with the issue of Azaan or loudspeaker. My brother will cooperate with the police investigation.
During the tussle, a person fell from the stage. We took him to the hospital and after that Sonu Nigam went to the police. There is nothing to politicise, it was not related to Azaan or the loudspeaker issue. My brother will cooperate with the police: Suprada Phaterpekar pic.twitter.com/vb1fdSJa2o
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2023
Sonu Nigam told the whole incident
After the Chembur concert incident, Sonu Nigam himself narrated the entire incident. Sonu told in a conversation with news agency ANI, ‘I was coming down from the stage after the concert. At the same time, a person named Swapnil Prakash Faterpekar caught hold of me. Then he pushed Hari and Rabbani, who had come to save me. Then I fell on the stairs. I have lodged a complaint’.
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