Maharashtra local body elections: Gunfire at BJP candidate’s office in Thane

A security guard was injured after unidentified assailants allegedly opened fire at the office of a BJP candidate contesting the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections in Maharashtras Thane district around midnight on Wednesday police said reported news agency PTIThe incident took place in the Ambernath area and was captured on CCTV cameras installed outside the office of Pawan Walekar who is the BJP candidate for the Ambernath Municipal Council polls scheduled on December 20 reported PTISecurity has been stepped up in the area especially in view of a public meeting scheduled to be addressed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Ambernath on Wednesday evening the police saidAt around midnight two unidentified persons arrived on a motorcycle and allegedly fired three to four rounds at Walekars public relations office located in a densely populated area of Ambernath an official said reported PTIHearing the gunshots the office security guards rushed out following which the attackers allegedly fired in their direction as wellA security guard deployed at the office sustained injuries during the firing and is undergoing treatment an official from Ambernath police station said reported PTIBased on CCTV footage and other technical inputs teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the accused A case has been registered against the unidentified persons under relevant sections of the law the official added reported PTISoon after the incident several BJP workers gathered at the Ambernath police station demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits and strict actionFormer BJP MLA Narendra Pawar alleged that despite informing the police about the suspected individuals involved appropriate action was delayedBJP workers staged a sitin protest outside the police station over the issueThe investigation is underway and no one involved will be spared We are verifying all leads and allegations the police official said reported PTIThane textile businessman duped of Rs 35 lakh 4 bookedIn another case the police have registered a case against four Mumbaibased traders for allegedly cheating a textile businessman from Maharashtras Thane district of Rs 35 lakh officials said on Tuesday reported PTIThe accused purchased consignments of grey unprocessed cloth from the 42yearold victim a resident of Gayatri Nagar in Bhiwandi town between June and November this year reported PTIHowever instead of clearing the dues they allegedly sold the material to third parties and continued to evade payment an official from Bhiwandi Town police station saidWhen the victim demanded payment the accused stopped responding to his calls and later shut down their office and absconded he saidWith inputs from PTI