Bollywood hottie Shilpa Shetty has unconditionally apologized for the ugly row outside Bastian in Bandra last night in which two photographers were brutally beaten by the restaurant’s bouncers.

Shilpa with husband Raj Kundra was leaving the suburban eatery after dinner when the waiting paparazzi descended on them. Smiling, the couple obliged the shutterbugs by posing willingly for pictures. As soon as they drove away, the scuffle broke out.
The bouncers, who were clearing way for the starry couple, pounced on the photographers and began attacking them brutally. Their reason for this unprovoked savage assault? The paps had got too close to Shilpa and Raj.

In the ensuing melee, photojournalists Himanshu Shinde and Sonu took the brunt of the beating despite a spirited defense and are seen bleeding profusely in a video of the incident that has gone viral. It received sharp criticism on social media.

Shilpa expressed her disgust over the incident and apologized to the paparazzi, who she described as being part of her fraternity. She says, “No one needs to be beaten for doing their job.”

The bruised and bleeding victims attempted to dial the Police Helpline 100 but in vain. There was no response and they got admitted to Bhabha Hospital nearby where they are now under treatment. An hour after the fight, the Bastian management reportedly called the police themselves.

An FIR has been registered at Khar Police Station against the bouncers. Following this, Bastian issued a statement stating, “We’re saddened and shocked by the incident. We have celebrities and well-known guests visiting us frequently and every experience has so far been smooth. In last night’s incident, the people involved were bouncers hired for Bastian via external vendors. As is the practice, the security agency assigns their personnel to us and other establishments based on who is available that day. All the Bastian staff, as well as the management, was inside in the restaurant on the second floor at the time of the incident – we were made aware of the same a while after it began. This was a highly unfortunate situation that escalated beyond anything we could have imagined. As soon as the Bastian team found out, we took remedial measures to get things under control. We are changing security agencies today as we do not want to take the risk of this happening again, as well as personally apologizing to the media involved. We are also collecting all information so that we are able to offer to take care of any and all medical bills that may have resulted due to this incident.”

Watch the shocking video below: 

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