The Magistrate's Court in Bandra today granted custody of Shiv Sena worker Rahul Rege and his friend Paleshwar Chavan till September 15 to Bandra police station for further investigation. Both the accused were arrested by Bandra police on Sunday after Chavan stabbed an employee of the Bandra-Worli sea link toll booth for asking money for toll.

Bandra police also told the magistrate that they needed to recover the weapon used by both the accused to stab the victim. They also told the court that they needed more time as they needed to find out other records of accused if any or whether he was a habitual offender.

Advocate Dhananjay Dubey, representing the victim Kiran Chouhan, told the court that the matter was of serious nature and a strong message should go to the society that there is no lawlessness and people should not take law in their hands by showing their affiliation to political parties. Chouhan at the moment is admitted to the ICU of Lilavati hospital and is battling for life.

Rege and Chavan have been booked under Sections 326, 323, 504 and 34 of Indian Penal Code Bandra police. According to the police around 5.15PM on Sunday, Rege and Chavan, were on their way to Worli from Bandra. They were travelling in an Innova car and were trying to cross the toll booth without paying. When the victim stopped them and asked to pay the toll, they tried to speed away following which an argument ensued between the three.

The victim was stabbed in the stomach and other eye witnesses at the toll booth overpowered the two and handed them over to the police. All this commotion can be clearly seen in the close circuit cameras installed at the toll booth.

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