Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli and his wife Andrea Hewitt got involved in an alleged dispute with popular Bollywood singer Ankit Tiwari’s father Raj Kumar Tiwari and his brother Ankur Tiwari at Inorbit Mall in Mumbai on Sunday.
The couple has asserted that the music composer’s father - Raj Kumar Tiwari - intentionally brushed his hand against Andrea at the mall. However, the other party is alleging that the former cricketer and his wife assaulted the 59-year-old man. The man has even claimed that Andrea took off her sandal to beat him.
Cricketer #VinodKambli's wife gets into a brawl with Singer #AnkitTiwari's father. She accused him of inappropriate touch.
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Talking about the matter Kambli averred to Mumbai Mirror,"We were at the Game Zone in the mall around 3 pm when my wife caught hold of an old man's hand. He had deliberately brushed his hand against her and when she caught him in the act, he pushed her away. Minutes later when we were at the food court, two men, who we assume were the man's sons, tried to attack my wife. When I told them to back off, they told me, 'You don't know who we are'.”
Elaborating further his wife said, “I was playing with my children when this guy took the opportunity to rub his hand against me. Maybe he thought nothing would happen because it was crowded. When I caught his hand, I was surprised to see this old man. He appeared embarrassed because I had caught him red-handed. He appeared scared, and said something in Hindi, on the lines that 'I cannot do something like this'. The inappropriate touching ka zamaana is over. Such things should be dealt with strictly”.
Bangur Nagar police are investigating the case and will take further action. As per the reports, Kambli and Andrea haven't filed a complaint with the police yet but the Tiwaris have lodged an FIR against the duo. "We are probing the matter, after which necessary action will be initiated. As of now, a non-cognisable offense has been registered," senior inspector Vinay Bane from Bangur Nagar Police Station confirmed.
Narrating the whole incident Ankur Tiwari told Mumbai Mirror, "My father, a retired bank employee, had accompanied my daughter to the Game Zone. My father told me he spotted Vinod Kambli there, and as he was walking past a woman, he blacked out. My father was disoriented after the attack. He couldn't believe he had been punched, and that a woman was screaming, accusing him of brushing his hand against her. I asked my father to identify the woman, and we realised she was Kambli's wife. I told them I wanted to speak with them, but they pushed me and hurled abuses. Kambli's wife removed her sandal and threatened to hit me with it”.
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