Thane, April 9 A man was allegedly assaulted after he complained that the tea served to him at a stall in Badlapur West in Thane district was cold, a police official said on Thursday.
In the incident, which took place on Wednesday evening at Swami Samarth Chowk, the stall owner allegedly hit Madhukar Mhaskar (54) with a teapot and also poured hot tea on him, causing burn injuries, the Badlapur West police station official said.
"The argument started after Mhaskar said the tea served to him and his uncle was cold, which the tea vendor refuted. Mhaskar's uncle was also hit during the commotion. A case has been registered against the stall owner and one more person. Further investigation is underway," he added.
A video of the assault on Mhaskar went viral on social media.