Amid the loudspeaker row, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leaders Sandeep Deshpande and Santosh Dhuri have been booked by Mumbai police on Wednesday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including assault to deter a public servant from discharge of duty, the police said. Both the MNS leaders, along with their driver, are absconding.

Deshpande and Dhuri have been booked under Section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 279 (Rash driving), and 336 (endangering life) of the Indian Penal Code. They were booked after a complaint was filed by a police inspector in Shivaji Park police station after they sped away in their car when approached by police, injuring a woman police official in the process. Later, the police arrested one, Santosh Salil in the matter.