Police have registered an FIR after a lawyer alleged that two people with whom he shares an office prevented him from entering the premises by changing the door lock and installing a fingerprint access system. The FIR records allegations of wrongful restraint and voluntarily causing hurt, along with a provision concerning acts done with common intention.
The FIR, numbered 252 of 2026, was registered at CBD Belapur Police Station on July 31, 2026, under Sections 126(2), 115(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. It concerns an incident alleged to have taken place at about 12:55 pm on July 6, 2026, at Office No. 703, Mahavir Icon, Sector 15, CBD Belapur.
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Dispute Over Access to Shared Office
The complainant, advocate Sanjay Niranjan Kalra, said in his statement that he and advocate Ashwani Kumar Prabhakar had worked together for several years. According to Kalra, they began practising from an office in Vashi in 2013 and later started working together through two firms, K.P.S. Legal and K.P.S. Tax Consultant. He said he also helped start a third firm with his wife and Prabhakar’s wife in 2014.
Kalra stated that, from around February 2022, their work was conducted from three offices at Mahavir Icon. In his account, Office No. 702 belongs to him, Office No. 703 is in his and Prabhakar’s joint names, and Office No. 704 is in Prabhakar’s name.
The complainant said disagreements over financial dealings in the business had developed during the preceding year. He alleged that, despite those differences, he and Prabhakar continued to work from Office No. 703.
What the Complainant Alleged Happened on July 6
Kalra alleged that when he arrived at Office No. 703 for work on July 6, he found that Ashwani Kumar Prabhakar and Mohit Prabhakar had installed a fingerprint machine at the entrance and fitted an electronic lock to the cabin opposite the office. He claimed that the office door lock had also been changed, leaving him unable to enter.
According to the complaint, Kalra called the police before the door was opened. He alleged that he was then threatened and told he would not be allowed into Office No. 703. The FIR records his further claim that the two men had continued to prevent his entry after the July 6 incident.
These are allegations contained in the complainant’s statement. The FIR does not establish whether the locks were changed without authority or determine the parties’ rights to use the office.
Investigation Taken Up
Although the complaint refers to Ashwani Kumar Prabhakar and Mohit Prabhakar, the FIR’s particulars of known or suspected accused list Ashwani Kumar Prabhakar. Police assigned Sub-Inspector Dipak Mahadev Shenavi to investigate the case.
The incident was recorded as occurring on July 6, while the FIR was registered on July 31. The FIR does not set out a reason for that interval in its field for delay in reporting. Further investigation will have to establish what happened at the office, the circumstances in which access was changed, and whether the alleged conduct meets the ingredients of the offences recorded.
Source: FIR No. 252/2026, CBD Belapur Police Station, registered July 31, 2026.
