Angry mob ransacks comedy club in Mumbai

A mob ransacked a club in India’s financial capital after a stand-up comedian ridiculed one of the city’s leading politicians from the stage, prompting a police investigation into the performer.

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Kunal Kamra, one of India’s leading comics, is known for his acerbic commentary on Indian politics.

His Sunday performance in Mumbai included a parody song referring to Eknath Shinde, the number two figure in the state government, as a “traitor”.

Soon after the show finished, supporters from Mr Shinde’s Shiv Sena party stormed The Habitat comedy venue and began wreaking havoc.

Footage widely shared on social media showed dozens of men throwing chairs, smashing light fittings and breaking apart paintings mounted on the wall.