On April 5, in Loni Kalbhor, India, 30-year-old cab driver Shrikrishna Madhukar Lad was brutally assaulted by a group of six individuals, including three women, after a dispute over fare rates and passenger capacity. The conflict arose when Lad arrived for a pickup and objected to the number of passengers wanting to ride. He proposed a fare of ₹25 per kilometer due to rising CNG costs, which the group contested. After the initial booking was canceled, the group returned and violently attacked Lad, dragging him from his car and striking him with a stone, resulting in serious head injuries. He is currently hospitalized at Jagdamba Hospital. The police have registered a case against the assailants, including Dhaval Ravle, Saraswati Ravle, Vaishnavi, Yashwant Chalwadi, Sushma Chalwadi, and Manisha Chalwadi, for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation. The investigation is ongoing.