FIRs registered, 2 held over Vidhan Bhavan scuffle
MUMBAI, July 19 -- The Marine Drive police have registered a first information report (FIR) and arrested two persons in connection with the scuffle that broke out between supporters of NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar in the lobby of the Vidhan Bhawan on Thursday afternoon.
A separate FIR has been registered against Awhad for allegedly trying to obstruct police from performing their duty while they were apprehending his supporter Nitin Deshmukh - one of the two arrested accused - on Friday.
Both Deshmukh and Sarjerao Takle alias Hrishikesh, considered close to BJP's Padalkar, were produced in court on Friday and remanded in police custody for three days. Both are implicated in several cases and they had entered the Vidhan Bhavan and engaged in the scuffle on Thursday as part of a well-planned conspiracy, said police.
"Takle entered the Vidhan Bhavan illegally, without any valid pass, and we are investigating who allowed him to enter," an officer told HT.
Thursday's brawl had been simmering over the past few days, and heated exchanges had taken place between the two MLAs earlier in the week, the officer quoted earlier said.
"Awhad had received a threatening message before the scuffle broke out. It's a serious issue that needs detailed investigation," the officer said....
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