The district president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Vasai, Swapnil Dcunha, has been arrested for allegedly using criminal force to deter an excise officer from discharging his duty, insulting him publicly, videotaping the incident and making it viral on internet to establish his hegemony in the area. The 52-year-old complainant, Krishan Ratan Kharpade, is an excise officer and was in Vasai to conduct raids on illegal distribution of Daman-made liquor.

Sources in police department told mid-day that Kharpade, who belongs to Varli tribe from Palghar district, had to conduct raids near Chinchoti phata on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on April 3 when Dcunha allegedly used undue force ,asking him why action has not been taken against “an illegal Vineet Bar and Restaurant in Vasai West”.