‘Hatred for Maharashtra has reached unbelievable heights in Goa’: Ayesha Takia after husband Abu Farhan Azmi gets into altercation

In a post on Instagram, Azmi’ wife, former Bollywood actor Ayesha Takia wrote, “It was a night of horror for our family, up until this morning… my husband and son were brutally bullied and scared for their life as local Goan goons mobbed, threatened and tormented them for hours. They even badly roughed up the police who were called by my husband to protect our son and him.”

“The hatred for Maharashtra has reached unbelievable heights in Goa… as they repeatedly cursed Farhan and my son for being from Maharashtra and having a big car. The police, in turn, have filed a complaint against Farhan, when he was the one in fact who dialled 100 for help against the large crowd of almost 150 people,” she claimed.

“We have video proof and evidence, including CCTV footage, which will be shared with competent authorities in due course of time. We are cooperating with the law enforcement agencies and we believe in justice of the system and our Indian courts,” Takia concluded.

Police say a phone call was received at 11.12 pm on Monday at the police control room in Panaji regarding a fight near Newton Super Market in Candolim.

According to police, Abu Farhan Azmi, his teenaged son and his driver were travelling in a Mercedes SUV and when they took a turn near the supermarket, two locals, who were in a vehicle behind them, got into an argument with Azmi, claiming his car “took a turn without using or signalling indicator” while changing a lane.

As the argument escalated, the family members of the two men and a group of locals arrived and asked Azmi and his driver to step out of the car. “Since the individuals involved were fighting in a public place, disturbing public peace, and causing affray, a complaint was filed by PSI Paresh Sinari of Calangute police station,” the police said in a statement.