The accused Sena chief is taken into account an in depth aide of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources mentioned.
Thane:
A Shiv Sena chief and a number of other others have been booked in Thane for allegedly attacking some folks and stopping them from getting into a temple, a police official mentioned on Thursday.
The incident passed off late Wednesday night time after a gathering known as at a temple by accused Vikas Repale, who’s a former corporator, the Wagle Property police station official mentioned.
“As per the complainant, who’s a 25-year-old Dalit pupil, he and a few others of his caste have been stopped from getting into the temple for the assembly by Repale. He instructed them why they need to come to a temple when he (complainant) belongs to a unique faith (Buddhism). As per the criticism, Repale tried to hit them with a rod whereas others with him threw slippers,” the official mentioned.
“The group additionally threw stones when the complainant was going to the police station to get a case registered. We now have booked Repale and a few others underneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assault, illegal meeting, provocation to trigger rioting and different offences,” he added.
A type of booked has additionally been accused of allegedly committing atrocities in opposition to a member of the complainant’s group, whereas he has been charged with molestation on the criticism of a girl, the official mentioned.
Nobody has been arrested within the case and additional probe is underway, the Wagle Property police station official added.
The 2 teams have a long-standing rivalry and the incident could have been fallout of outdated points, he mentioned.
Repale is taken into account an in depth aide of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources mentioned.
Repale, in the meantime, instructed come native information retailers that he was not current on the website at time of the incident.
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