Mumbai: Workers of rival Sena factions clash; FIRs against both sides, 5 held

Party workers of the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindes camp clashed with each other in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday the officials said according to the PTIAfter police complaints were filed from both the two groups Mumbai Police registered First Information Reports FIRs against 10 to 20 members of both the sides including local MLA Sada Sarvankar the officials saidThe Dadar police also arrested five party workers who were later released on bail they saidThe incident took place around 1230 am in New Prabhadevi area in which Sena functionary Santosh Talavane was allegedly attacked by Mahesh Sawant and 30 others police saidTalavane is part of the Shinde camp while Mahesh Sawant belongs to the Thackerayled SenaShiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant who supports former chief minister Thackeray demanded action against Shinde camp legislator Sada Sarvankar under the Arms act for allegedly firing in public at the clash spotAlso Read Maharashtra Kolhapur University Vice Chancellor takes interim control of city varsityAfter meeting officials at Dadar police station following the arrest of workers of the Uddhav Thackeray faction the parliamentarian said if those arrested are not released and action is not against Sarvankar his party will take to streets and people will know which is the real Shiv SenaHe said after the Ganesh immersion there was an argument and workers of the two Sena factions clashed around midnightArvind Sawant alleged that Sarvankar verbally abused the rival group and fired twice in public The Sena spokesperson also claimed that police were a witness to itWhen our workers went to Dadar police station to lodge a complaint it was not accepted he saidLeader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Ambadas Danve who was present with Arvind Sawant at Dadar police station told reporters that onesided action by police cannot be toleratedIf both sides are at fault action should be against both We lodge a complaint it is ignored But when the other side complaints our people are arrested at night Danve saidSarvankar however denied opening fire and claimed his rivals were trying to malign himHe also said if police call him for questioning he will cooperate with themKiran Pawaskar spokesman of the Shinde group also rejected the allegations against SarvankarSarvankar has Y category security and it is impossible that he will fire in public Pawaskar said adding the such allegations were childishMeanwhile based on complaints from the rival groups the Dadar police registered two FIRs including one against Sarvankar an official saidIN PHOTOS Hundreds visit Mount Mary as Bandra fair beginsThere was a scuffle between two groups in Dadar in the early hours Initially one FIR was registered Now another FIR has also been registered under sections of rioting and the Arms Act Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranay Ashok told the PTIPolice are verifying those involved in the scuffle and action is being taken against them he saidBased on a complaint by Santosh Talavane the Dadar police arrested five Shiv Sena workers including Mahesh Sawant another official said adding that they were later released on bailThe case against them was registered under various Indian Penal Code Sections including 323 voluntarily causing hurt 324 voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and 506 criminal intimidation he saidThe Dadar police also registered another FIR under various sections including provisions the Arms Act against Sarvankar and others the official saidOne round was fired during the clashThe police are investigating who opened the fire he saidwith PTI inputs