Mahesh Manjrekar On The Road Rage Incident: 'My Silly Mistake, I Should Have Gone To The Police First'- EXCLUSIVE

Mahesh Manjrekar got involved in a road rage incident on January 15. It has been alleged that he slapped a commuter who banged his vehicle. However, the filmmaker has a different story to tell

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Published on Jan 18 2021, 15:19:50

Mahesh Manjrekar On The Road Rage Incident: 'My Silly Mistake, I Should Have Gone To The Police First'- EXCLUSIVE

The media outlets this week are filled with reports of filmmaker-actor Mahesh Manjrekar being involved in a road rage incident on Friday 15 January on the Pune-Solapur highway when Mahesh allegedly slapped and abused a commuter whose vehicle banged into Mahesh’s car.

While Mahesh on the complainant’s say-so has been slapped with a police complaint, the director, currently directing Antim: The Final Truth with Salman Khan, spoke exclusively to us. ALSO READ: Mahesh Manjrekar Booked Under Non-Cognizable Offence For Allegedly Slapping And Verbally Abusing A Man Who Hit His Car - REPORT

He said, “The whole thing is very foolish. Someone dashes into my car from behind. I believe he was drunk. He complains the next day. And the whole things turns into a media circus.” ALSO READ: Mahesh Manjrekar Gets Extortion Calls And Messages From Underworld; Accuser In Police Custody - Reports

Mahesh feels he erred by not filing a police complaint himself. “It is quite appalling. My car was destroyed. I was on my way to a shooting, so I decided to ignore the incident. My silly mistake. I should have gone to the police first.”

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