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‘Please Let Me Go, There’s An Emergency, I’ll Cry’: Mumbai Woman Begs For Passage At Amruta Fadnavis’s Event
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Last Updated: September 09, 2026, 11:08 IST
Mumbai video goes viral: The incident took place on September 6, along the Juhu beach suburb stretch near the Sun-N-Sand Hotel and Bastian Beach Club
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A viral video of distressed woman in Mumbai begging security personnel to let her car pass through a heavy traffic blockade has sparked outrage online.
The gridlock occurred during a luxury supercar rally flagged off by Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The incident took place on September 6, along the Juhu beach suburb stretch near the Sun-N-Sand Hotel and Bastian Beach Club. The Queens’ Drive Club 6.0 event was an all-women supercar convoy organized as a cancer-awareness drive.
THE WOMAN’S PLEA
The commuter, who claimed she had already been stuck in the gridlock for 60 to 90 minutes, walked up to the media line. With folded hands, she repeatedly pleaded with event organizers and security, saying, “Please let me go…Please let me pass. Please make way. There’s an emergency at home. I’m going to cry now.”
Instead of being granted passage, the woman was pulled back by security personnel as the event continued.
The video has quickly gone viral on social media platforms like Instagram and X, igniting a fierce debate on VIP culture in India.
Thousands of citizens have criticised the local administration and organizers for blocking busy public roads for high-profile promotional events at the expense of ordinary citizens facing medical or personal emergencies.
‘Please let me go’: Woman begs through Juhu blockade as Maharashtra CM’s Wife Amruta Fadnavis flags off luxury cancer drive#Mumbai: Commuter pleads through sealed Juhu stretch as #AmrutaFadnavis flags off women’s supercar cancer-awareness driveOn 6 September 2026, a stretch… pic.twitter.com/eI9HB09gcG — Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) September 7, 2026
THE WORLI INCIDENT
An eerily similar incident of public outrage occurred earlier in Mumbai on April 21, when a frustrated female commuter boldly confronted a Maharashtra State Minister during a massive traffic jam.
A woman was stuck in a grueling traffic gridlock for over an hour while attempting to drive and pick up her child. Overcome with frustration, she stepped out of her vehicle, walked directly into a moving political rally in Worli, and angrily confronted Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Girish Mahajan.
The viral footage showed her pointing toward a nearby open ground and shouting at the minister and police personnel: “Get out of here. You are causing a traffic jam. Why can’t you hold these rallies on open grounds instead of public roads?”.
The march was a BJP political demonstration ironically organized to support the Women’s Reservation Bill.
While Minister Mahajan reportedly tried to calm her down and admitted her anger was partially justified, the aftermath sparked even greater outrage. A formal police complaint was filed against the woman by an advocate at the Worli Police Station. The complaint accused her of using abusive language and disrupting public order.
This move triggered massive national debate and fierce internet backlash.
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Quick Answers Powered by Ask News18 What caused the traffic jam during Amruta Fadnavis’s event in Mumbai on September 6, 2026? The traffic jam in Mumbai on September 6, 2026, was caused by a luxury supercar rally, the Queens’ Drive Club 6.0 event, flagged off by Amruta Fadnavis. This all-women supercar convoy was organized as a cancer-awareness drive along the Juhu beach suburb stretch. What was the public reaction to the Mumbai woman’s plea for passage during the traffic blockade? The public reaction was largely one of outrage, with a viral video showing a distressed woman begging security personnel to let her car pass. This incident sparked a fierce debate online about VIP culture in India, with many citizens criticizing the organizers and local administration for blocking public roads. Was there a similar incident of public outrage over traffic in Mumbai prior to the September 2026 event? Yes, a similar incident occurred on April 21, 2026, in Worli, Mumbai. A woman confronted Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Girish Mahajan during a massive traffic jam caused by a political rally, expressing frustration after being stuck for over an hour. Powered by Ask News18
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