Man beaten up in row over music volume at gym

NAVI MUMBAI: A 53-year-old member of a popular gymnasium in Vashi, Sector 17, was assaulted following a petty argument over lowering the volume of music being played there.The victim, Kim Singh, who runs a mobile application online portal, has lodged a non-cognizable complaint against the gym owner, Vishwas Shinde.Singh said he sustained injuries in his eye and left ear after being beaten up in the lobby of Talwalkar’s gym on the night of March 17. “While I was exercising at the gym, I requested the in-house DJ to reduce the music’s volume. He did not do so despite several requests,” said Singh. He added that out of irritation, he threw water on the DJ’s face and asked him “to cool down”. This led to physical assault by Shinde and his aides – TOI