Sena's Pune chief among six held over attack on rebel MLA Uday Samant's car

Police have arrested Shiv Senas Pune unit president its officebearer from Hingoli and four others in connection with the alleged attack on rebel MLA and former Maharashtra minister Uday Samants carAccording to the police Thorat is accused of inciting Shiv Sena workers to attack the vehicles of Senas rebel legislatorsOn Wednesday early morning Kalachowki police first detained Baban Thorat from his residence near Bal Mukund Marg at Chinchpokli EastWhile five accused were held from Pune the Hingolibased Sena leader Baban Thorat was detained from Mumbai and was brought to Pune where he was placed under arrest All of them were produced in a local court which remanded them in police custody till August 6Also readMaharashtra Eknath Shinde loyalist exminister Samants car attacked in PuneSamants car was attacked at a signal in Katraj area around 9 pm on Tuesday The Shiv Sena workers allegedly used hockey sticks stones and also threatened Samant Samants car was completely damaged in this incidentA case had been registered against over 15 persons under various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC including attempt to murder at the Bharti Vidyapeeth police station late Tuesday nightSamant one of the 40 Sena MLAs who support Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was here to attend Shindes programmes in the district a source close to him had saidShiv Senas city unit president Sanjay More is among the five persons arrested in connection with the attack on Samants car assistant commissioner of police Swargate division Sushama Chavan saidWe have registered an offence against more than 15 people under IPC sections 307 attempt to murder 353 assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and sections related to rioting she addedMumbai police detained Shiv Sena leader from Hingoli district Baban Thorat for allegedly giving a provocative speech in which he had asked the party workers to attack the vehicles of partys rebel MLAs an official saidMumbai police detained Thorat who is Hingoli districts sampark pramukh liaison chief from his residence in Kalachowki late on Tuesday night and handed him over to Pune police early on Wednesday he saidSamant close aide had said that a windowpane of the car in which the former minister was travelling was damaged in the incidentShiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackerays public meeting was held in the vicinity around the same time on TuesdaySamant had later told reporters that the attack on his car was done in a premeditated mannerWith inputs from PTI