Kalyan: In a major development ahead of the civic polls, the Ramnagar police have arrested two Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidates from Panel No. 29 in connection with a brutal clash between BJP and Shiv Sena workers in Tukaramnagar, Dombivli. The arrested candidates have been identified as Ravi Patil and Nitin Patil, both brothers and contestants in the upcoming Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation elections.
The arrests come after a bloody confrontation late on Monday night, during which Omnath Natekar husband of BJP candidate Arya Natekar (Panel No. 29-B), was seriously injured in a murderous assault. The incident triggered widespread outrage and political tension across the area.
According to police, an offence of attempt to murder has been registered against eight persons, of whom five were initially arrested. However, there was growing pressure on the police to take action against the Patil brothers, who were named as main accused in the attack on Natekar. Following sustained demands for their arrest, the Ramnagar police finally acted late on Tuesday night.
Picked up from hospital
After the clash, both Ravi and Nitin Patil reportedly complained of high blood pressure and got themselves admitted to Private Hospital Dombivli on Tuesday evening. However, acting on the seriousness of the charges and the gravity of the offence a police team reached the hospital late at night and took both brothers into custody.
They were subsequently taken to Shastri Nagar Hospital for a mandatory medical examination and were formally placed under arrest in connection with the attempted murder of Omnath Natekar.
Political drama outside police station
Soon after news of their arrest broke the Ramnagar police station witnessed high-voltage political drama, with Shiv Sena (Shinde) workers gathering outside and raising slogans against the police.
Shiv Sena (Shinde) MLA Rajesh More accused the Dombivli police of acting in a “dictatorial and biased” manner.
We strongly condemn this action. The police are acting under political pressure and targeting our candidates unfairly he said.
Tension in Tukaramnagar
Following the arrest of the Patil brothers, the situation in Tukaramnagar turned tense once again. To prevent any further flare-up, the police deployed additional security forces in the area and kept a close watch on sensitive spots.
With polling just days away, the violent episode and the subsequent arrests have added a new layer of political heat and law-and-order concerns to the already charged civic election atmosphere in Kalyan-Dombivli.
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