India, Dec. 9 -- A 32-year-old civic activist has been assaulted by a neighbour in his Dadar housing society, for allegedly complaining against various illegal activities being run within their housing complex.

Chandrakant Kamble, 32, who lives in Swarajya Cooperative Housing Society on Senapati Bapat Marg in Dadar west, had his face punched, and nose and jaw broken on Sunday night, by Deepak Chowgule, who was accompanied by two others.

Dadar police have registered a case against Chowgule under sections 117 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Chowgule is on the run.

Police said Kamble and Chowgule were engaged in a running duel, where Kamble had approached the police and othe...