Maharashtra: Banner put up by Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena torn in Thane district

An offence has been registered against five persons for allegedly tearing the banner put up by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena party in Maharashtras Thane district police told news agency PTI on TuesdayBased on a complaint lodged by a former corporator a case under sections 143 a member of an unlawful assembly 147 rioting 427 mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50 and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered with Kalwa police an official told PTIAs per the complaint the incident took place in the early hours of May 27 when the motorcycleborne accused arrived near the complainants house in Vitawa area of Kalwa and verbally abused him and hurled bricks at him he saidThey also allegedly tore the partys banner announcing the launch of various schemes in the area the official addedMeanwhile The Thane city police have registered a case against a member of a political outfit for allegedly defaming Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindes familyAn official told PTI on Monday that accused Ajay Jaya of Dharmarajya Paksha made defamatory remarks after the Thane civic body on May 25 pulled down the extended portion of a sweet shop in the Panch Pakhadi areaFollowing the demolition Jaya claimed on social media that the action was taken after a relative of the CM had a tiff at the shop the official saidThe shop owner on Monday lodged a complaint with the Naupada police saying that no such incident ever occurred He said similar action was taken against more shops in the area and that Jaya was trying the defame the CMs familyPolice have registered a case under Indian Penal Code section 500 defamation and no arrest has been made added the officialMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday directed officials to form state disaster response teams at every divisional commissionerate and asked civic bodies to set up teams for immediate rescue work at their levelIn a meeting of state disaster management authorities in Mumbai Shinde said teams of the National Disaster Response Force NDRF cannot reach every disaster site well in time and hence disaster response teams should be formed at all divisional commissioneratesPresently two teams of the NDRF are stationed at Dhule and NagpurCiting that the Thane Municipal Corporation has set up a disaster response team which has done excellent work especially during building collapse incidents Shinde said all civic bodies should set up their rescue teams mainly in places where there are highrise buildings and high chances of disastersThe chief minister also directed officials to spend the state disaster risk management fund effectively and to start Konkan disaster mitigation works immediatelyWith inputs from PTI