THANE: The Hill Line police in Ulhasnagar have arrested BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and two other individuals in connection with the shooting of Shiv Sena’s Kalyan east city president Mahesh Gaikwad and local leader Rahul Patil inside the police station.
The police have arrested all three on charges of attempted murder, rioting, and Arms Act violations.
Apart from Ganpat, the police have also arrested Harshal Kene and Sandeep Sarvankar in this case.
According to the police, Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil underwent an operation at Jupiter Hospital in Thane, during which a total of six rounds of bullets were removed from their bodies.
The police said that on Friday afternoon, Ganpat Gaikwad’s son Vaibhav Gaikwad had come to the police station to lodge a complaint against Mahesh Gaikwad regarding a land-related matter in Dwarli village. At the same time, Mahesh and Rahul Patil also arrived at the police station. Later in the evening, Ganpat Gaikwad also came to the police station with his supporters.
Additional Commissioner of Police Dattatreya Shinde said, “Both parties were complaining against each other in the cabin of Senior Inspector Anil Jagtap in the police station. At the same time, the supporters of both parties started creating a ruckus outside. Upon hearing this, Jagtap went outside to calm down the disturbance.
Shinde further explained, “At the same time, Ganpat Gaikwad and Kene suddenly started firing on Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil. Hearing the sound of firing, Jagtap came back to the cabin and tried to stop Gaikwad, due to which he also got injured in his finger.”
The police later rushed both injured Mahesh and Rahul Patil to Meera Hospital in Thane, from where both were shifted to Jupiter Hospital in Thane.
Dattatreya Shinde said the incident has been captured on CCTV cameras installed inside the police station, showing Gaikwad firing on both leaders who were sitting on chairs. He also mentioned that they are collecting maximum evidence to build a watertight case in this matter.
After the incident, supporters of both parties are angry. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a heavy police force has been deployed outside the offices of the leaders of both parties.
Mahesh Gaikwad is close to Kalyan Loksabha MP Dr. Shrikant Shinde, the son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while Ganpat Gaikwad, a three-time MLA, is also close to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Sources say that to support Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil, Shrikant Shinde was inside Jupiter Hospital throughout the night during their operation.
The police have arrested all three on charges of attempted murder, rioting, and Arms Act violations.
Apart from Ganpat, the police have also arrested Harshal Kene and Sandeep Sarvankar in this case.
According to the police, Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil underwent an operation at Jupiter Hospital in Thane, during which a total of six rounds of bullets were removed from their bodies.
The police said that on Friday afternoon, Ganpat Gaikwad’s son Vaibhav Gaikwad had come to the police station to lodge a complaint against Mahesh Gaikwad regarding a land-related matter in Dwarli village. At the same time, Mahesh and Rahul Patil also arrived at the police station. Later in the evening, Ganpat Gaikwad also came to the police station with his supporters.
Additional Commissioner of Police Dattatreya Shinde said, “Both parties were complaining against each other in the cabin of Senior Inspector Anil Jagtap in the police station. At the same time, the supporters of both parties started creating a ruckus outside. Upon hearing this, Jagtap went outside to calm down the disturbance.
Shinde further explained, “At the same time, Ganpat Gaikwad and Kene suddenly started firing on Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil. Hearing the sound of firing, Jagtap came back to the cabin and tried to stop Gaikwad, due to which he also got injured in his finger.”
The police later rushed both injured Mahesh and Rahul Patil to Meera Hospital in Thane, from where both were shifted to Jupiter Hospital in Thane.
Dattatreya Shinde said the incident has been captured on CCTV cameras installed inside the police station, showing Gaikwad firing on both leaders who were sitting on chairs. He also mentioned that they are collecting maximum evidence to build a watertight case in this matter.
After the incident, supporters of both parties are angry. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a heavy police force has been deployed outside the offices of the leaders of both parties.
Mahesh Gaikwad is close to Kalyan Loksabha MP Dr. Shrikant Shinde, the son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while Ganpat Gaikwad, a three-time MLA, is also close to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Sources say that to support Mahesh Gaikwad and Rahul Patil, Shrikant Shinde was inside Jupiter Hospital throughout the night during their operation.